Cases of fatal occupational injury in Italy
Italy: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 482 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Italy, 1979–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, cases of fatal occupational injury in Italy stood at 482.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Italy peaked at 2,327 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 469, in 2022.
That places Italy 18th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2,327 | — |
| 1980 | 2,100 | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 1,697 | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 1,624 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 1,587 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,579 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,377 | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 1,210 | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 1,221 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1,366 | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 1,453 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 1,423 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1,575 | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 1,533 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,377 | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 1,154 | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 1,140 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,085 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1,157 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1,232 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1,188 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1,155 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1,077 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 934 | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 976 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 930 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 918 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 987 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 847 | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 703 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 718 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 621 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 604 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 517 | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 522 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 543 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 481 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 484 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 523 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 491 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 776 | +58.0% |
| 2021 | 601 | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 469 | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 473 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 482 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,327 | 2,327 | 2,327 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,521 | 1,210 | 2,100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,286 | 1,085 | 1,575 | 10 |
| 2000s | 947.44 | 703 | 1,155 | 9 |
| 2010s | 550.4 | 481 | 718 | 10 |
| 2020s | 560.2 | 469 | 776 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Italy?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Italy was 482 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,327 in 1979.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 469 in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.