Cases of fatal occupational injury in Venezuela
Venezuela: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 31 in 2002. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Venezuela, 1976–2002
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2002, cases of fatal occupational injury in Venezuela stood at 31.
The figure is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Venezuela peaked at 132 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 29, in 1987.
That places Venezuela 72nd out of 129 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 80 | — |
| 1977 | 132 | +65.0% |
| 1978 | 120 | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 113 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 82 | -27.4% |
| 1981 | 88 | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 123 | +39.8% |
| 1983 | 84 | -31.7% |
| 1984 | 58 | -31.0% |
| 1985 | 69 | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 77 | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 29 | -62.3% |
| 1988 | 61 | +110.3% |
| 1989 | 38 | -37.7% |
| 1990 | 47 | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 85 | +80.9% |
| 1992 | 51 | -40.0% |
| 1993 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 46 | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 43 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 37 | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 30 | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 60 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 31 | -48.3% |
| 2000 | 41 | +32.3% |
| 2001 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 31 | -31.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.5, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 31 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.25 | 80 | 132 | 4 |
| 1980s | 70.9 | 29 | 123 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48 | 30 | 85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39 | 31 | 45 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Venezuela?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Venezuela was 31 in 2002, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 132 in 1977.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 1987.
- How does Venezuela rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Venezuela ranks 72nd out of 129 countries with data for 2002.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.