Cases of fatal occupational injury in Singapore
Singapore: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 36 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Singapore, 1976–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 36 for cases of fatal occupational injury in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Singapore peaked at 131 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 67th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 62 | — |
| 1977 | 57 | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 131 | +129.8% |
| 1979 | 69 | -47.3% |
| 1980 | 61 | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 80 | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 78 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 65 | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 43 | -33.8% |
| 1987 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 38 | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 65 | +71.1% |
| 1990 | 57 | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 68 | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 82 | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 77 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 69 | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 65 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 76 | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 107 | +40.8% |
| 1998 | 91 | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 69 | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 74 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 52 | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 64 | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 55 | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 44 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 61 | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 55 | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 61 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 56 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 59 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 66 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42 | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 30 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 37 | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 46 | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 36 | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.75 | 57 | 131 | 4 |
| 1980s | 62.6 | 38 | 85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.1 | 57 | 107 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1 | 44 | 74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5 | 39 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.25 | 30 | 46 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Singapore?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Singapore was 36 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 131 in 1978.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Singapore ranks 67th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.