Fatal occupational injury rates by country
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees)
Countries reporting
76
Highest
116.8 per 100,000 employees
India
Lowest
0 per 100,000 employees
San Marino
Median
2.88 per 100,000 employees
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
1,320
What the numbers show
Fatal occupational injury rates is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 116.8 per 100,000 employees in India; the lowest is 0 per 100,000 employees in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.88 per 100,000 employees, and the mean is 5.67 per 100,000 employees.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 542.7%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 99.7%).
Fatal occupational injury rates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 116.8 per 100,000 employees | 2007 | up 129.0% | rising |
| 2 | Cuba | 25 per 100,000 employees | 2010 | up 542.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 17.59 per 100,000 employees | 2004 | — | falling |
| 4 | Togo | 16.3 per 100,000 employees | 2004 | — | rising |
| 5 | Malaysia | 14.58 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 143.0% | falling |
| 6 | Jordan | 13.15 per 100,000 employees | 2006 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 13.07 per 100,000 employees | 2004 | — | falling |
| 8 | France | 10.57 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 9.72 per 100,000 employees | 2016 | up 35.0% | flat |
| 10 | Turkey | 8.41 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 7.95 per 100,000 employees | 2010 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 12 | Mexico | 7.69 per 100,000 employees | 2021 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 13 | Ukraine | 7.6 per 100,000 employees | 2021 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 14 | Macao | 6.93 per 100,000 employees | 2016 | up 208.0% | rising |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 6.78 per 100,000 employees | 2016 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 6.46 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 6 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 37.0% | flat |
| 18 | Russia | 5.3 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 19 | Thailand | 5.27 per 100,000 employees | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 20 | Belize | 5.19 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 5.04 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 4.8 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 4.3 per 100,000 employees | 2017 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.1 per 100,000 employees | 2015 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 25 | Moldova | 4 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 4 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 4 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | South Korea | 3.93 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 29 | United States | 3.7 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 3.53 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 3.33 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 32 | Argentina | 3.26 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 3.2 per 100,000 employees | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 34 | Myanmar | 3.15 per 100,000 employees | 2019 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 3.06 per 100,000 employees | 2018 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 2.93 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 37 | Portugal | 2.9 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt | 2.9 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 39 | Austria | 2.85 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 40 | Lithuania | 2.8 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 41 | Belarus | 2.68 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.62 per 100,000 employees | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 2.6 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Georgia | 2.55 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | — | falling |
| 45 | Romania | 2.25 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 46 | Cyprus | 2.23 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Italy | 2.03 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 48 | Isle of Man | 2 per 100,000 employees | 2008 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Spain | 1.93 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.9 per 100,000 employees | 2006 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Czechia | 1.85 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 54 | Slovenia | 1.79 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 55 | Israel | 1.62 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 56 | Australia | 1.42 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 57 | Estonia | 1.4 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 57 | Switzerland | 1.4 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 59 | Iceland | 1.38 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Denmark | 1.33 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 61 | Japan | 1.32 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 62 | Hungary | 1.31 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 63 | Poland | 1.29 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 64 | Norway | 1.1 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 65 | Belgium | 1.06 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Finland | 1.03 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | 1.02 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 68 | Singapore | 0.99 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.86 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 0.78 per 100,000 employees | 2018 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 72 | Germany | 0.69 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 73 | Greece | 0.62 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 0.61 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Bahrain | 0.59 per 100,000 employees | 2020 | down 88.2% | falling |
| 76 | Netherlands | 0.31 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 0.14 per 100,000 employees | 2010 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Panama | 0.13 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 79 | San Marino | 0 per 100,000 employees | 2005 | — | flat |
About this data
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees)