Cases of fatal occupational injury in United States
United States: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 5,283 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cases of fatal occupational injury in United States, 1976–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United States recorded 5,283 for cases of fatal occupational injury in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in United States peaked at 6,632 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2,800, in 1991.
That places United States 2nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4,500 | — |
| 1977 | 4,760 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 4,590 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 4,950 | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 4,400 | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 4,370 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,090 | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 3,090 | -24.4% |
| 1984 | 3,740 | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 3,750 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3,610 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 3,400 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 3,300 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 3,600 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 2,900 | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 2,800 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 6,217 | +122.0% |
| 1993 | 6,331 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6,632 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 6,275 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 6,202 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6,238 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,055 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 6,054 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,920 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 5,915 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5,534 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 5,575 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5,764 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5,734 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5,840 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5,657 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 5,214 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 4,551 | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 4,690 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 4,693 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,628 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4,585 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,821 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 4,836 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5,190 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 5,147 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,250 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5,333 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,764 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 5,190 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 5,486 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 5,283 | -3.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5,283 is above the median for high income countries, which is 36, 146.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cases of fatal occupational injury in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +122.0% | 2,800 | 6,217 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,700 | 4,500 | 4,950 | 4 |
| 1980s | 3,735 | 3,090 | 4,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,570 | 2,800 | 6,632 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,570 | 4,551 | 5,920 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,917 | 4,585 | 5,333 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,181 | 4,764 | 5,486 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in United States?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in United States was 5,283 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6,632 in 1994.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,800 in 1991.
- How does United States rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.