Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees) by country

Countries reporting
81
Highest
116.8 per 100000 emp
India
Lowest
0.12 per 100000 emp
Belgium
Median
2.69 per 100000 emp
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,501

What the numbers show

Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 116.8 per 100000 emp in India; the lowest is 0.12 per 100000 emp in Belgium.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.69 per 100000 emp, and the mean is 5.51 per 100000 emp.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 973.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 542.7%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 99.7%).

Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 116.8 per 100000 emp 2007 up 129.0% rising
2 Cuba 25 per 100000 emp 2010 up 542.7% volatile
3 Algeria 17.59 per 100000 emp 2004 falling
4 Togo 16.3 per 100000 emp 2004 rising
5 Malaysia 14.58 per 100000 emp 2022 up 143.0% falling
6 Jordan 13.15 per 100000 emp 2006 up 43.6% rising
7 Tunisia 13.07 per 100000 emp 2004 falling
8 Türkiye 11.47 per 100000 emp 2024 up 22.2% falling
8 Türkiye 11.47 per 100000 emp 2024 up 22.2% falling
10 Costa Rica 9.72 per 100000 emp 2016 up 35.0% flat
11 France 8.2 per 100000 emp 2024 up 203.7% rising
12 Nicaragua 7.95 per 100000 emp 2010 down 11.7% falling
13 Mexico 7.69 per 100000 emp 2021 down 27.0% falling
14 Ukraine 7.6 per 100000 emp 2021 up 30.6% falling
15 Colombia 6.46 per 100000 emp 2023 down 27.8% volatile
16 Mongolia 6.4 per 100000 emp 2024 up 137.0% rising
17 Zimbabwe 6 per 100000 emp 2022 down 37.0% flat
18 Canada 5.2 per 100000 emp 2023 up 154.9% rising
19 Belize 5.19 per 100000 emp 2022 down 22.5% volatile
20 Russian Federation 5.03 per 100000 emp 2024 down 28.1% falling
20 Russian Federation 5.03 per 100000 emp 2024 down 28.1% falling
22 Thailand 4.9 per 100000 emp 2024 down 28.4% falling
23 Kazakhstan 4.3 per 100000 emp 2017 down 50.6% falling
23 Republic of Moldova 4.3 per 100000 emp 2024 down 27.1% falling
23 Republic of Moldova 4.3 per 100000 emp 2024 down 27.1% falling
26 Kyrgyzstan 4.1 per 100000 emp 2015 down 18.0% falling
27 Azerbaijan 4 per 100000 emp 2023 unchanged volatile
28 Republic of Korea 3.86 per 100000 emp 2024 down 33.6% falling
28 Republic of Korea 3.86 per 100000 emp 2024 down 33.6% falling
30 Mauritius 3.7 per 100000 emp 2024 up 208.3% volatile
31 Uzbekistan 3.6 per 100000 emp 2024 down 67.9% falling
32 Latvia 3.53 per 100000 emp 2023 down 1.7% falling
33 Bulgaria 3.51 per 100000 emp 2023 up 3.8% falling
34 United States of America 3.5 per 100000 emp 2023 down 30.0% rising
35 Cyprus 3.24 per 100000 emp 2023 up 10.6% volatile
36 Philippines 3.2 per 100000 emp 2021 down 27.9% falling
37 Myanmar 3.15 per 100000 emp 2019 down 64.4% falling
38 Chile 3.06 per 100000 emp 2018 down 55.7% falling
39 Argentina 3.02 per 100000 emp 2024 down 36.3% volatile
40 Egypt 2.9 per 100000 emp 2022 down 75.0% falling
41 Portugal 2.69 per 100000 emp 2023 down 25.9% falling
42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.62 per 100000 emp 2008 volatile
43 Croatia 2.58 per 100000 emp 2023 up 25.2% falling
44 Romania 2.42 per 100000 emp 2024 down 57.9% falling
45 Lithuania 2.4 per 100000 emp 2024 down 54.4% falling
46 Georgia 2.35 per 100000 emp 2024 down 21.7% falling
47 Belarus 2.26 per 100000 emp 2024 down 24.7% falling
48 Slovenia 2.2 per 100000 emp 2023 down 16.3% falling
49 Italy 2.01 per 100000 emp 2023 down 13.0% falling
50 Isle of Man 2 per 100000 emp 2008 down 66.7% volatile
51 Trinidad and Tobago 1.9 per 100000 emp 2006 up 111.1% volatile
52 Austria 1.8 per 100000 emp 2024 down 58.6% falling
53 Spain 1.71 per 100000 emp 2023 down 15.3% volatile
54 Czechia 1.64 per 100000 emp 2023 down 36.2% falling
55 Israel 1.62 per 100000 emp 2023 down 21.4% falling
56 Hungary 1.6 per 100000 emp 2024 down 20.4% falling
57 Ireland 1.44 per 100000 emp 2023 down 32.4% falling
58 Australia 1.42 per 100000 emp 2023 down 17.0% falling
59 Estonia 1.4 per 100000 emp 2023 down 56.5% falling
60 Iceland 1.38 per 100000 emp 2023 volatile
61 Japan 1.32 per 100000 emp 2023 down 34.0% falling
62 Norway 1.29 per 100000 emp 2023 down 30.6% falling
63 Malta 1.25 per 100000 emp 2024 down 43.2% volatile
64 Poland 1.19 per 100000 emp 2023 down 47.8% falling
65 Singapore 1.17 per 100000 emp 2024 down 35.0% volatile
66 Switzerland 1.13 per 100000 emp 2023 down 43.8% falling
67 Slovakia 1.12 per 100000 emp 2024 down 44.0% falling
68 Denmark 1.03 per 100000 emp 2023 down 29.0% falling
68 Finland 1.03 per 100000 emp 2023 up 14.4% falling
70 Luxembourg 0.8 per 100000 emp 2024 down 68.6% falling
71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.78 per 100000 emp 2018 up 59.2% rising
71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.78 per 100000 emp 2018 up 59.2% rising
73 Germany 0.71 per 100000 emp 2023 down 31.7% falling
74 Sweden 0.7 per 100000 emp 2024 down 19.5% falling
75 Greece 0.62 per 100000 emp 2022 down 10.1% volatile
76 Bahrain 0.59 per 100000 emp 2020 down 88.2% falling
77 Sri Lanka 0.48 per 100000 emp 2024 down 45.5% volatile
78 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.38 per 100000 emp 2023 down 36.7% falling
79 Panama 0.33 per 100000 emp 2024 down 73.4% volatile
80 El Salvador 0.14 per 100000 emp 2010 down 99.7% volatile
81 Belgium 0.12 per 100000 emp 2023 down 95.1% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees)
Unit
per 100000 emp
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
85 places, 1,501 data points, 2000–2024
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