Cases of fatal occupational injury in Portugal
Portugal: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 120 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Portugal, 1979–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, cases of fatal occupational injury in Portugal stood at 120.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Portugal peaked at 619 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 103, in 2018.
Portugal ranks 39th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 287 | — |
| 1980 | 327 | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 405 | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 461 | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 482 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 393 | -18.5% |
| 1985 | 378 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 456 | +20.6% |
| 1987 | 548 | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 619 | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 288 | -53.5% |
| 1990 | 203 | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 224 | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 185 | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 181 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 258 | +42.5% |
| 1995 | 232 | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 260 | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 227 | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 236 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 368 | +55.9% |
| 2001 | 373 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 357 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 306 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 306 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 306 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 276 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 213 | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 204 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 192 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 169 | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 160 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 160 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 161 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 138 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 140 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 103 | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 131 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 135 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 141 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 136 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 120 | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 287 | 287 | 287 | 1 |
| 1980s | 435.7 | 288 | 619 | 10 |
| 1990s | 222.89 | 181 | 260 | 9 |
| 2000s | 311.67 | 213 | 373 | 9 |
| 2010s | 153.1 | 103 | 204 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.6 | 120 | 141 | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Portugal
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Portugal?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Portugal was 120 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 619 in 1988.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Portugal ranks 39th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.