Cases of fatal occupational injury in Spain
Spain: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 402 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Spain, 1980–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Spain recorded 402 for cases of fatal occupational injury in 2024.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Spain peaked at 1,446 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 270, in 2013.
That places Spain 21st out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,228 | — |
| 1981 | 1,099 | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 1,118 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 957 | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 1,074 | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 1,149 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 1,102 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1,182 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 1,288 | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 1,438 | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 1,446 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,379 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1,239 | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 1,077 | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 1,029 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 996 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 984 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,058 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 1,075 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,104 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,136 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1,030 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 805 | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 722 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 695 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 662 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 682 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 572 | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 390 | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 338 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 365 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 299 | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 270 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 280 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 344 | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 296 | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 317 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 323 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 347 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 392 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 376 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 411 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 355 | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 402 | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,164 | 957 | 1,438 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,139 | 984 | 1,446 | 10 |
| 2000s | 743.78 | 390 | 1,136 | 9 |
| 2010s | 317.9 | 270 | 365 | 10 |
| 2020s | 387.2 | 355 | 411 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Spain?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Spain was 402 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,446 in 1990.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.