Cases of fatal occupational injury in Turkey
Turkey: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 1,905 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Turkey, 1976–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, cases of fatal occupational injury in Turkey stood at 1,905.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Turkey peaked at 1,972 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 744, in 2012.
Turkey ranks 5th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,111 | — |
| 1977 | 1,309 | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 1,178 | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 1,448 | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 1,320 | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 1,173 | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 988 | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 1,324 | +34.0% |
| 1984 | 1,097 | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 1,075 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,321 | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 1,149 | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 1,475 | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 1,459 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,565 | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 1,631 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 1,776 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 1,516 | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 1,191 | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 919 | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 1,492 | +62.4% |
| 1997 | 1,474 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,252 | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 1,333 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1,291 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1,008 | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 878 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 811 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 843 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,096 | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 1,601 | +46.1% |
| 2007 | 1,044 | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 865 | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 1,171 | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 1,444 | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 1,700 | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 744 | -56.2% |
| 2013 | 1,362 | +83.1% |
| 2014 | 1,629 | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 1,254 | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 1,406 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 1,636 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 1,542 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1,149 | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 1,240 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 1,394 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 1,515 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1,972 | +30.2% |
| 2024 | 1,905 | -3.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1,905 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87, 21.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1,905 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40, 47.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,262 | 1,111 | 1,448 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1,238 | 988 | 1,475 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,415 | 919 | 1,776 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,061 | 811 | 1,601 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,387 | 744 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,605 | 1,240 | 1,972 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Turkey?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Turkey was 1,905 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1,972 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 744 in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Turkey ranks 5th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.