Fatal occupational injuries among employees in United States
United States: Fatal occupational injuries among employees was 3.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fatal occupational injuries among employees in United States, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fatal occupational injuries among employees in United States is 3.5, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fatal occupational injuries among employees in United States peaked at 5.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2023.
That places United States 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Fatal occupational injuries among employees in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 5.19 | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 5.53 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 5.11 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 5.04 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.26 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.83 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 5.24 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 5.25 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5 | -5.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 3.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.61, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fatal occupational injuries among employees in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +40.3% | 3.7 | 5.19 |
| 2022 | -29.5% | 5.25 | 3.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.09 | 3.7 | 5.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.17 | 4.83 | 5.53 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fatal occupational injuries among employees in United States?
- Fatal occupational injuries among employees in United States was 3.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fatal occupational injuries among employees recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest fatal occupational injuries among employees recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2023.
- How does United States rank for fatal occupational injuries among employees?
- United States ranks 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fatal occupational injuries among employees rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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