Fatal occupational injury rates by country

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

Countries reporting
78
Highest
116.8 per 100,000 employees
India
Lowest
0.12 per 100,000 employees
Belgium
Median
2.66 per 100,000 employees
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,365

What the numbers show

Fatal occupational injury rates is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 116.8 per 100,000 employees in India; the lowest is 0.12 per 100,000 employees in Belgium.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.66 per 100,000 employees, and the mean is 5.57 per 100,000 employees.

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

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 54 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Turkey 11.47 per 100,000 employees 2024 up 22.2% falling
9 Costa Rica 9.72 per 100,000 employees 2016 up 35.0% flat
10 France 8.2 per 100,000 employees 2024 up 203.7% rising
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 Mongolia 6.4 per 100,000 employees 2024 up 137.0% rising
18 Zimbabwe 6 per 100,000 employees 2022 down 37.0% flat
19 Canada 5.2 per 100,000 employees 2023 up 154.9% rising
20 Belize 5.19 per 100,000 employees 2022 down 22.5% volatile
21 Russia 5.03 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 28.1% falling
22 Thailand 4.9 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 28.4% falling
23 Moldova 4.3 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 27.1% falling
23 Kazakhstan 4.3 per 100,000 employees 2017 down 50.6% falling
25 Kyrgyzstan 4.1 per 100,000 employees 2015 down 18.0% falling
26 Azerbaijan 4 per 100,000 employees 2023 unchanged volatile
27 South Korea 3.86 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 33.6% falling
28 Mauritius 3.7 per 100,000 employees 2024 up 208.3% volatile
29 Uzbekistan 3.6 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 67.9% falling
30 Latvia 3.53 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 1.7% falling
31 Bulgaria 3.51 per 100,000 employees 2023 up 3.8% falling
32 United States 3.5 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 30.0% rising
33 Cyprus 3.24 per 100,000 employees 2023 up 10.6% volatile
34 Philippines 3.2 per 100,000 employees 2021 down 27.9% falling
35 Myanmar 3.15 per 100,000 employees 2019 down 64.4% falling
36 Chile 3.06 per 100,000 employees 2018 down 55.7% falling
37 Argentina 3.02 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 36.3% volatile
38 Egypt 2.9 per 100,000 employees 2022 down 75.0% falling
39 Portugal 2.69 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 25.9% falling
40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.62 per 100,000 employees 2008 volatile
41 Croatia 2.58 per 100,000 employees 2023 up 25.2% falling
42 Romania 2.42 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 57.9% falling
43 Lithuania 2.4 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 54.4% falling
44 Georgia 2.35 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 21.7% falling
45 Belarus 2.26 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 24.7% falling
46 Slovenia 2.2 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 16.3% falling
47 Italy 2.01 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 13.0% falling
48 Isle of Man 2 per 100,000 employees 2008 down 66.7% volatile
49 Trinidad and Tobago 1.9 per 100,000 employees 2006 up 111.1% volatile
50 Austria 1.8 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 58.6% falling
51 Spain 1.71 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 15.3% volatile
52 Czechia 1.64 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 36.2% falling
53 Israel 1.62 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 21.4% falling
54 Hungary 1.6 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 20.4% falling
55 Ireland 1.44 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 32.4% falling
56 Australia 1.42 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 17.0% falling
57 Estonia 1.4 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 56.5% falling
58 Iceland 1.38 per 100,000 employees 2023 volatile
59 Japan 1.32 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 34.0% falling
60 Norway 1.29 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 30.6% falling
61 Malta 1.25 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 43.2% volatile
62 Poland 1.19 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 47.8% falling
63 Singapore 1.17 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 35.0% volatile
64 Switzerland 1.13 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 43.8% falling
65 Slovakia 1.12 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 44.0% falling
66 Finland 1.03 per 100,000 employees 2023 up 14.4% falling
66 Denmark 1.03 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 29.0% falling
68 Luxembourg 0.8 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 68.6% falling
69 United Kingdom 0.78 per 100,000 employees 2018 up 59.2% rising
70 Germany 0.71 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 31.7% falling
71 Sweden 0.7 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 19.5% falling
72 Greece 0.62 per 100,000 employees 2022 down 10.1% volatile
73 Bahrain 0.59 per 100,000 employees 2020 down 88.2% falling
74 Sri Lanka 0.48 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 45.5% volatile
75 Netherlands 0.38 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 36.7% falling
76 Panama 0.33 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 73.4% volatile
77 El Salvador 0.14 per 100,000 employees 2010 down 99.7% volatile
78 Belgium 0.12 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 95.1% volatile

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Indicator
Fatal occupational injury rates
Unit
per 100,000 employees
Source
International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,365 data points, 2000–2024
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Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees).