Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Malta

Malta: Cases of non-fatal occupational injury was 1,499 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,499
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
79th
of 126 countries
All-time high
7,885
in 1989
All-time low
1,465
in 2023
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Malta, 1989–2024

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1989200620241989: 7.9k1990: 7.8k1991: 7.1k1992: 7.0k1993: 5.5k1994: 6.0k1995: 6.0k1996: 5.2k1997: 6.3k1998: 5.7k1999: 5.3k2000: 5.2k2001: 5.1k2002: 4.9k2003: 4.7k2004: 4.1k2005: 4.0k2006: 4.4k2007: 4.3k2008: 4.0k2009: 2.7k2010: 2.8k2011: 2.5k2012: 2.5k2013: 2.6k2014: 2.6k2015: 2.3k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.8k2018: 2.0k2019: 2.2k2020: 1.5k2021: 1.6k2022: 1.6k2023: 1.5k2024: 1.5k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Malta recorded 1,499 for cases of non-fatal occupational injury in 2024.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Malta peaked at 7,885 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,465, in 2023.

Malta ranks 79th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Malta, 1989 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1989 7,885
1990 7,810 -1.0%
1991 7,058 -9.6%
1992 6,973 -1.2%
1993 5,478 -21.4%
1994 6,040 +10.3%
1995 5,956 -1.4%
1996 5,215 -12.4%
1997 6,338 +21.5%
1998 5,702 -10.0%
1999 5,265 -7.7%
2000 5,157 -2.1%
2001 5,114 -0.8%
2002 4,936 -3.5%
2003 4,746 -3.8%
2004 4,111 -13.4%
2005 4,002 -2.7%
2006 4,366 +9.1%
2007 4,328 -0.9%
2008 4,023 -7.0%
2009 2,748 -31.7%
2010 2,751 +0.1%
2011 2,459 -10.6%
2012 2,529 +2.8%
2013 2,601 +2.8%
2014 2,632 +1.2%
2015 2,289 -13.0%
2016 1,818 -20.6%
2017 1,846 +1.5%
2018 2,001 +8.4%
2019 2,202 +10.0%
2020 1,549 -29.7%
2021 1,587 +2.5%
2022 1,564 -1.4%
2023 1,465 -6.3%
2024 1,499 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7,885 7,885 7,885 1
1990s 6,184 5,215 7,810 10
2000s 4,353 2,748 5,157 10
2010s 2,313 1,818 2,751 10
2020s 1,533 1,465 1,587 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 76 Kazakhstan 2,045 compare
  2. 77 Sri Lanka 1,685 compare
  3. 78 Belarus 1,628 compare
  4. 80 Iceland 1,459 compare
  5. 81 Malawi 1,443
  6. 82 Netherlands Antilles 1,420 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Malta?
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Malta was 1,499 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 7,885 in 1989.
What is the lowest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1,465 in 2023.
How does Malta rank for cases of non-fatal occupational injury?
Malta ranks 79th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
Is cases of non-fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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
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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.