Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary incapacity for work by country
Days lost due to temporary incapacity refers to the total number of calendar days during which those persons temporarily incapacitated were unable to work, excluding the day of the accident, up to a maximum of one year. Temporary absences from work of less than one day for medical treatment are not included. Data...
What the numbers show
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary incapacity for work is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 398.34 million in Cuba; the lowest is 0 in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 132,261, and the mean is 5.94 million.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 81,281.2%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 98.5%).
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 398.34 million | 2010 | up 81,281.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 43.59 million | 1990 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 3 | France | 12.62 million | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 4 | Argentina | 10.67 million | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 10.24 million | 2024 | — | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 10.10 million | 2024 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 9.80 million | 1997 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 8 | Malaysia | 5.61 million | 2022 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 4.78 million | 2024 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 4.67 million | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 4.27 million | 2000 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.52 million | 2018 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Chile | 3.34 million | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 2.80 million | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 2.60 million | 2015 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 16 | Israel | 2.25 million | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 2.02 million | 1999 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 1.98 million | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 1.93 million | 2023 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 1.88 million | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 21 | New Zealand | 1.82 million | 2015 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 22 | Algeria | 1.32 million | 2008 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 1.11 million | 1992 | up 416.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Tunisia | 1.06 million | 2004 | up 437.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 970,465 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Denmark | 941,782 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 856,115 | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 824,424 | 2023 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Sweden | 724,795 | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Finland | 472,096 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 459,857 | 1990 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 32 | El Salvador | 375,666 | 2003 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 355,189 | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Hong Kong, China | 324,578 | 2016 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 309,670 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 294,133 | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 37 | Egypt | 268,163 | 2022 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 258,731 | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Singapore | 248,484 | 2016 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 241,800 | 1994 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 232,456 | 1996 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Croatia | 200,104 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 193,715 | 1995 | down 73.8% | flat |
| 44 | Slovakia | 143,281 | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 139,876 | 2017 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 137,564 | 2024 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Estonia | 132,261 | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 130,714 | 1990 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 107,158 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 50 | Romania | 98,201 | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Jordan | 97,922 | 1996 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Ukraine | 93,295 | 2022 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 90,863 | 2003 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 79,740 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Macau, China | 78,034 | 2016 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Belarus | 76,999 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Lithuania | 71,328 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 66,521 | 2021 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 62,724 | 2024 | up 569.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 47,010 | 2024 | up 270.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Guyana | 46,628 | 1999 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 38,207 | 2000 | up 72.6% | falling |
| 63 | Belize | 31,874 | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 64 | Cameroon | 31,574 | 2000 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Malta | 22,978 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 21,446 | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 18,618 | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Cyprus | 18,329 | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Suriname | 16,766 | 1996 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Iceland | 11,118 | 2024 | up 211.3% | volatile |
| 71 | United States Virgin Islands | 8,546 | 1992 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 72 | Brunei Darussalam | 7,913 | 1986 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 73 | Latvia | 7,719 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 6,700 | 1998 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 5,768 | 2004 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 76 | Guam | 5,303 | 1986 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 77 | Niger | 5,296 | 1994 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 78 | Comoros | 3,917 | 1986 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 79 | Benin | 3,164 | 1990 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 80 | India | 3,053 | 2007 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,371 | 2010 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahrain | 2,301 | 2020 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,705 | 1991 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 84 | Armenia | 1,600 | 2013 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Panama | 1,192 | 2024 | up 1,955.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea | 1,080 | 1996 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 87 | Réunion | 184.63 | 2014 | — | falling |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 117 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 44 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Japan | 43.5 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 91 | United States of America | 10 | 2022 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Namibia | 3 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Norway | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
About this data
Days lost due to temporary incapacity refers to the total number of calendar days during which those persons temporarily incapacitated were unable to work, excluding the day of the accident, up to a maximum of one year. Temporary absences from work of less than one day for medical treatment are not included. 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.