Fatal occupational injuries among employees in Thailand
Thailand: Fatal occupational injuries among employees was 4.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fatal occupational injuries among employees in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fatal occupational injuries among employees in Thailand is 4.9, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fatal occupational injuries among employees in Thailand peaked at 18.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 22nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Fatal occupational injuries among employees in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3 | — |
| 2001 | 10.9 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 9.94 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 11.19 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 11.66 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 18.7 | +60.4% |
| 2006 | 10.1 | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 9.1 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.53 | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 7.51 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.58 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 8.36 | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 7.13 | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 6.84 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.46 | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 5.27 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 5.39 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5.09 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 5.11 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9 | -4.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4.9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.86, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fatal occupational injuries among employees in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +60.4% | 11.66 | 18.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.79 | 7.51 | 18.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.01 | 5.46 | 8.36 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.15 | 4.9 | 5.39 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More work & labour data for Thailand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1451 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 45,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,963 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,079 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,476 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fatal occupational injuries among employees in Thailand?
- Fatal occupational injuries among employees in Thailand was 4.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fatal occupational injuries among employees recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fatal occupational injuries among employees recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for fatal occupational injuries among employees?
- Thailand ranks 22nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fatal occupational injuries among employees rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fatal occupational injuries among employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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