Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Cases of non-fatal occupational injury was 4,596 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4,596
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
64th
of 126 countries
All-time high
20,609
in 1995
All-time low
3,874
in 2011
Years of data
36
1980–2018

Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Zimbabwe, 1980–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1980199920181980: 16.8k1981: 17.4k1982: 16.5k1983: 15.8k1984: 13.5k1985: 14.6k1986: 15.2k1987: 18.1k1988: 17.5k1989: 18.3k1990: 17.8k1991: 17.9k1992: 16.9k1993: 16.8k1994: 19.2k1995: 20.6k1996: 20.1k1997: 20.5k1998: 18.3k1999: 15.6k2000: 13.9k2001: 14.0k2002: 7.7k2003: 13.8k2004: 10.4k2005: 8.4k2006: 7.4k2007: 5.5k2011: 3.9k2012: 4.6k2013: 4.3k2014: 5.2k2015: 4.6k2016: 5.0k2017: 4.7k2018: 4.6k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2018, cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Zimbabwe stood at 4,596.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Zimbabwe peaked at 20,609 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3,874, in 2011.

Zimbabwe ranks 64th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Zimbabwe, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 16,766
1981 17,371 +3.6%
1982 16,460 -5.2%
1983 15,754 -4.3%
1984 13,524 -14.2%
1985 14,631 +8.2%
1986 15,151 +3.6%
1987 18,080 +19.3%
1988 17,470 -3.4%
1989 18,319 +4.9%
1990 17,806 -2.8%
1991 17,895 +0.5%
1992 16,944 -5.3%
1993 16,848 -0.6%
1994 19,222 +14.1%
1995 20,609 +7.2%
1996 20,122 -2.4%
1997 20,479 +1.8%
1998 18,253 -10.9%
1999 15,585 -14.6%
2000 13,929 -10.6%
2001 13,954 +0.2%
2002 7,743 -44.5%
2003 13,751 +77.6%
2004 10,380 -24.5%
2005 8,431 -18.8%
2006 7,420 -12.0%
2007 5,454 -26.5%
2011 3,874 -29.0%
2012 4,586 +18.4%
2013 4,338 -5.4%
2014 5,226 +20.5%
2015 4,555 -12.8%
2016 4,969 +9.1%
2017 4,650 -6.4%
2018 4,596 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 16,353 13,524 18,319 10
1990s 18,376 15,585 20,609 10
2000s 10,133 5,454 13,954 8
2010s 4,599 3,874 5,226 8

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 61 Greece 5,271 compare
  2. 62 Estonia 5,118 compare
  3. 63 Cuba 4,919 compare
  4. 65 Ukraine 4,440 compare
  5. 66 New Caledonia 4,141 compare
  6. 67 Romania 3,762 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Zimbabwe?
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in Zimbabwe was 4,596 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 20,609 in 1995.
What is the lowest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 3,874 in 2011.
How does Zimbabwe rank for cases of non-fatal occupational injury?
Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 126 countries with data for 2018.
Is cases of non-fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.