Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados
Barbados: Cases of non-fatal occupational injury was 516 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados, 1976–2016
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 516 for cases of non-fatal occupational injury in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados peaked at 1,498 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 300, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 103rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 724 | — |
| 1977 | 1,372 | +89.5% |
| 1978 | 1,440 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 716 | -50.3% |
| 1980 | 1,108 | +54.7% |
| 1981 | 1,498 | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 864 | -42.3% |
| 1983 | 1,348 | +56.0% |
| 1984 | 776 | -42.4% |
| 1985 | 608 | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 389 | -36.0% |
| 1987 | 878 | +125.7% |
| 1988 | 744 | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 1,118 | +50.3% |
| 1990 | 959 | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 809 | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 613 | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 552 | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 405 | -26.6% |
| 1995 | 522 | +28.9% |
| 1996 | 652 | +24.9% |
| 1997 | 655 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 631 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 665 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 300 | -54.9% |
| 2002 | 406 | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 798 | +96.6% |
| 2014 | 639 | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 464 | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 516 | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,063 | 716 | 1,440 | 4 |
| 1980s | 933.1 | 389 | 1,498 | 10 |
| 1990s | 646.3 | 405 | 959 | 10 |
| 2000s | 353 | 300 | 406 | 2 |
| 2010s | 604.25 | 464 | 798 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 100 Palestine, State of 609
- 101 Republic of Moldova 555
- 102 Bahrain 551 compare
- 104 Guatemala 407 compare
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 381 compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 332 compare
More work & labour data for Barbados
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6853 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8257 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 114.42 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 165.89 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 97.75 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 96.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 194.7 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados?
- Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados was 516 in 2016, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,498 in 1981.
- What is the lowest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for cases of non-fatal occupational injury?
- Barbados ranks 103rd out of 126 countries with data for 2016.
- Is cases of non-fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Cases of non-fatal occupational injury. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.