Cases of fatal occupational injury in Ireland
Ireland: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 40 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Ireland, 1976–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2023, cases of fatal occupational injury in Ireland stood at 40.
The figure is up 60.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Ireland peaked at 78 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1989.
Ireland ranks 63rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | — |
| 1977 | 26 | +44.4% |
| 1978 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 32 | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 21 | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 16 | -23.8% |
| 1983 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 12 | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 8 | -38.5% |
| 1990 | 49 | +512.5% |
| 1991 | 73 | +49.0% |
| 1992 | 46 | -37.0% |
| 1993 | 64 | +39.1% |
| 1994 | 50 | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 78 | +56.0% |
| 1996 | 59 | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 48 | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 70 | +45.8% |
| 1999 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 61 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 50 | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 74 | +48.0% |
| 2006 | 51 | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 67 | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 57 | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 38 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 49 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 43 | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 47 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 45 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 34 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 41 | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34 | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 25 | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 40 | +60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5 | 18 | 32 | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.6 | 8 | 30 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.6 | 46 | 78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2 | 38 | 74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1 | 34 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 25 | 41 | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Ireland?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Ireland was 40 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 1995.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1989.
- How does Ireland rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Ireland ranks 63rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Cases of fatal occupational injury. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A case of occupational injury is the case of a worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of an occupational accident. An occupational injury that is fatal is the result of an occupational accident where death occurred within one year from the day of the accident. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.