Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados

Barbados: Cases of non-fatal occupational injury was 516 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
516
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
103rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
1,498
in 1981
All-time low
300
in 2001
Years of data
30
1976–2016

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados, 1976–2016

2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k1976199620161976: 7241977: 1.4k1978: 1.4k1979: 7161980: 1.1k1981: 1.5k1982: 8641983: 1.3k1984: 7761985: 6081986: 3891987: 8781988: 7441989: 1.1k1990: 9591991: 8091992: 6131993: 5521994: 4051995: 5221996: 6521997: 6551998: 6311999: 6652001: 3002002: 4062013: 7982014: 6392015: 4642016: 516

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

Annual values for Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Barbados, 1976 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 100 Palestine, State of 609
  2. 101 Republic of Moldova 555
  3. 102 Bahrain 551 compare
  4. 104 Guatemala 407 compare
  5. 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 381 compare
  6. 106 Burkina Faso 332 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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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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Indicator
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
126 places, 3,088 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.