Cases of fatal occupational injury in Japan
Japan: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 755 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Japan, 1979–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Japan recorded 755 for cases of fatal occupational injury in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Japan peaked at 3,077 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 755, in 2023.
Japan ranks 15th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3,077 | — |
| 1980 | 3,009 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2,912 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 2,674 | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 2,588 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 2,635 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2,572 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2,318 | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 2,342 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 2,549 | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 2,419 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 2,550 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 2,489 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2,354 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 2,245 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 2,301 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2,414 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 2,363 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2,078 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 1,844 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 1,992 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 1,889 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1,790 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 1,658 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 1,628 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,620 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,514 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 1,472 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,357 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 1,268 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,024 | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 1,093 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1,030 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1,057 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 972 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 928 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 978 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 909 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 845 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 802 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 867 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 755 | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,077 | 3,077 | 3,077 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2,602 | 2,318 | 3,009 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,263 | 1,844 | 2,550 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,577 | 1,268 | 1,889 | 9 |
| 2010s | 981.78 | 845 | 1,093 | 9 |
| 2020s | 808 | 755 | 867 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Japan?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Japan was 755 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,077 in 1979.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 755 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Japan ranks 15th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.