Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in El Salvador

El Salvador: Cases of non-fatal occupational injury was 23,276 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23,276
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
39th
of 126 countries
All-time high
23,276
in 2019
All-time low
8,301
in 1984
Years of data
23
1976–2019

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in El Salvador, 1976–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1976199720191976: 14.5k1977: 16.0k1984: 8.3k1985: 9.5k1986: 9.7k1987: 10.1k1988: 12.1k1989: 10.8k1990: 11.6k1991: 11.8k1992: 14.0k1993: 16.5k1994: 18.9k1995: 19.1k1996: 18.1k1997: 19.9k1998: 20.2k2009: 20.5k2010: 20.0k2016: 23.0k2017: 20.4k2018: 22.6k2019: 23.3k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2019, cases of non-fatal occupational injury in El Salvador stood at 23,276. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cases of non-fatal occupational injury in El Salvador peaked at 23,276 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,301, in 1984.

That places El Salvador 39th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in El Salvador, 1976 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1976 14,496
1977 16,023 +10.5%
1984 8,301 -48.2%
1985 9,501 +14.5%
1986 9,733 +2.4%
1987 10,059 +3.3%
1988 12,137 +20.7%
1989 10,788 -11.1%
1990 11,646 +8.0%
1991 11,824 +1.5%
1992 13,960 +18.1%
1993 16,532 +18.4%
1994 18,891 +14.3%
1995 19,124 +1.2%
1996 18,127 -5.2%
1997 19,858 +9.5%
1998 20,160 +1.5%
2009 20,502 +1.7%
2010 19,952 -2.7%
2016 23,024 +15.4%
2017 20,353 -11.6%
2018 22,577 +10.9%
2019 23,276 +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15,260 14,496 16,023 2
1980s 10,086 8,301 12,137 6
1990s 16,680 11,646 20,160 9
2000s 20,502 20,502 20,502 1
2010s 21,836 19,952 23,276 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 36 Nicaragua 25,838 compare
  2. 37 New Zealand 24,993 compare
  3. 38 South Africa 23,818 compare
  4. 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22,778 compare
  5. 41 Singapore 22,751 compare
  6. 42 Peru 22,507 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cases of non-fatal occupational injury in El Salvador?
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in El Salvador was 23,276 in 2019, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 23,276 in 2019.
What is the lowest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 8,301 in 1984.
How does El Salvador rank for cases of non-fatal occupational injury?
El Salvador ranks 39th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
Is cases of non-fatal occupational injury rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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.