Cases of non-fatal occupational injury by country
A case of non-fatal occupational injury is the case of a worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of an occupational accident not leading to death. The non-fatal occupational injury entails a loss of working time. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the...
Countries reporting
126
Highest
888,100
United States of America
Lowest
3
Namibia
Median
4,758
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,088
What the numbers show
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 888,100 in United States of America; the lowest is 3 in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,758, and the mean is 67,961.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 1,553.4%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 99.4%).
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 888,100 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 761,309 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 732,051 | 2024 | up 230.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 636,118 | 2011 | up 96.6% | falling |
| 5 | France | 602,845 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 6 | Colombia | 560,973 | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 500,389 | 2021 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 8 | Spain | 476,082 | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 9 | Argentina | 326,004 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 10 | Malaysia | 297,800 | 2022 | up 620.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 274,022 | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 262,818 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 220,985 | 2018 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Chile | 164,407 | 2018 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 139,002 | 2023 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 16 | Japan | 134,616 | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 127,254 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 115,817 | 2015 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 99,421 | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 20 | Thailand | 87,133 | 2024 | up 1,553.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands | 85,177 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 65,517 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 59,671 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 56,644 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 56,285 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 51,437 | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Israel | 49,932 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 28 | Tunisia | 43,162 | 2004 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 29 | Taiwan, China | 36,966 | 2005 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 35,874 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 31 | Hong Kong, China | 35,565 | 2016 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 32 | Finland | 31,906 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 29,932 | 1993 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 26,340 | 2008 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 26,190 | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 25,838 | 2010 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 37 | New Zealand | 24,993 | 2015 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 23,818 | 2022 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 39 | El Salvador | 23,276 | 2019 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,778 | 1991 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 41 | Singapore | 22,751 | 2023 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 22,507 | 2020 | up 375.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Ireland | 21,960 | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 19,259 | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 45 | Norway | 18,885 | 2024 | up 86.8% | falling |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 15,500 | 1991 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 47 | Jordan | 15,301 | 2006 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 13,868 | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 49 | Ecuador | 13,657 | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Morocco | 12,781 | 1985 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 51 | Philippines | 11,907 | 2021 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 9,781 | 2022 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9,733 | 2005 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 54 | Slovakia | 8,136 | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 7,909 | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Indonesia | 7,757 | 1997 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Macau, China | 7,370 | 2016 | up 165.8% | rising |
| 58 | India | 5,953 | 2007 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 5,846 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 60 | Kenya | 5,757 | 1989 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 5,271 | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Estonia | 5,118 | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 4,919 | 2010 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 4,596 | 2018 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 65 | Ukraine | 4,440 | 2022 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 4,141 | 2015 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 67 | Romania | 3,762 | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 68 | China | 3,755 | 2002 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 69 | Réunion | 3,516 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 70 | Lithuania | 3,234 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 71 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2,980 | 2002 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 72 | Latvia | 2,291 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 2,263 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 2,101 | 2000 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 75 | Guyana | 2,099 | 2000 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 2,045 | 2017 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 1,685 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 78 | Belarus | 1,628 | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Malta | 1,499 | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 80 | Iceland | 1,459 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 81 | Malawi | 1,443 | 1986 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 82 | Netherlands Antilles | 1,420 | 1999 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 83 | Cyprus | 1,320 | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 84 | Senegal | 1,319 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,205 | 1998 | up 158.0% | falling |
| 86 | Jamaica | 1,200 | 1997 | up 645.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Botswana | 1,194 | 2008 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Gabon | 1,112 | 2001 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Belize | 1,048 | 2021 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 90 | Rwanda | 973 | 2000 | up 660.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Suriname | 942 | 1999 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 833 | 2010 | up 87.6% | falling |
| 93 | Benin | 740 | 2004 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Mongolia | 722 | 2024 | up 139.9% | rising |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 713 | 2024 | up 194.6% | rising |
| 96 | Eswatini | 708 | 1996 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 659 | 2024 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 98 | San Marino | 649 | 2014 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 99 | Guam | 630 | 1986 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 100 | Palestine, State of | 609 | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 101 | Republic of Moldova | 555 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahrain | 551 | 2020 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Barbados | 516 | 2016 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 104 | Guatemala | 407 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 381 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 332 | 2022 | — | falling |
| 107 | Togo | 297 | 2004 | down 63.3% | rising |
| 108 | Zambia | 281 | 1988 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 109 | Comoros | 273 | 1986 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritius | 258 | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Georgia | 257 | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 112 | Dominica | 194 | 1996 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 113 | Isle of Man | 187 | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 114 | Greenland | 182 | 2001 | up 304.4% | rising |
| 114 | Panama | 182 | 2024 | up 468.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Niger | 166 | 1994 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 117 | Seychelles | 158 | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 135 | 2008 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 125 | 1986 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Myanmar | 118 | 2007 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 113 | 2015 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Guinea | 93 | 1996 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau | 28 | 1991 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 124 | Armenia | 21 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Bermuda | 6 | 1997 | down 86.7% | falling |
| 126 | Namibia | 3 | 2022 | — | volatile |
About this data
A case of non-fatal occupational injury is the case of a worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of an occupational accident not leading to death. The non-fatal occupational injury entails a loss of working time. 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.