Cases of fatal occupational injury in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 249 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in United Kingdom, 1979–2018
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 249 for cases of fatal occupational injury in 2018.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in United Kingdom peaked at 691 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 144, in 2009.
United Kingdom ranks 27th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 691 | — |
| 1980 | 628 | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 461 | -26.6% |
| 1982 | 479 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 453 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 448 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 414 | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 373 | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 372 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 546 | +46.8% |
| 1989 | 381 | -30.2% |
| 1990 | 359 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 297 | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 276 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 245 | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 211 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 233 | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 214 | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 220 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 200 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 173 | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 219 | +26.6% |
| 2001 | 210 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 191 | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 174 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 179 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 173 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 220 | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 144 | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 172 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 194 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 161 | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 271 | +68.3% |
| 2014 | 239 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 260 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 252 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 280 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 249 | -11.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 249 is above the median for high income countries, which is 36, 6.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 249 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40, 6.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cases of fatal occupational injury in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +68.3% | 161 | 271 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 691 | 691 | 691 | 1 |
| 1980s | 455.5 | 372 | 628 | 10 |
| 1990s | 242.8 | 173 | 359 | 10 |
| 2000s | 188.75 | 144 | 220 | 8 |
| 2010s | 230.89 | 161 | 280 | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in United Kingdom?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in United Kingdom was 249 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 691 in 1979.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 144 in 2009.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- United Kingdom ranks 27th out of 129 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.