Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers by country
The incidence rate is the average number of new cases of fatal occupational injury during the calendar year per 100,000 workers in the reference group. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic...
What the numbers show
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 116.8 in India; the lowest is 0.32 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.79, and the mean is 6.07.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 365.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 203.0%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 75.0%).
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 116.8 | 2007 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 57.5 | 1997 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 3 | Algeria | 17.59 | 2004 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 4 | Malaysia | 14.58 | 2022 | up 143.0% | falling |
| 5 | Tunisia | 13.07 | 2004 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 6 | Guinea | 11 | 1996 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 7 | Jordan | 10.8 | 1989 | — | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 8.41 | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 9 | Ukraine | 7.6 | 2021 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 7.51 | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 11 | Macau, China | 6.93 | 2016 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 12 | Hong Kong, China | 6.78 | 2016 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 13 | Colombia | 6.46 | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mongolia | 6.4 | 2024 | up 137.0% | rising |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2003 | — | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 5.2 | 2023 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Belize | 5.19 | 2022 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 5.03 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 19 | Thailand | 4.9 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 4.8 | 2017 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 4.3 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.1 | 2015 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 3.86 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritius | 3.7 | 2024 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 3.61 | 2024 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 3.6 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 28 | Philippines | 3.22 | 2021 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 3.08 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 30 | Chile | 3.06 | 2018 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 3.02 | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 3 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 2.9 | 2022 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 34 | Romania | 2.83 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 2.79 | 2024 | up 46.1% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 2.71 | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 37 | Portugal | 2.35 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 2.26 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Belarus | 2.26 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 40 | Lithuania | 2.24 | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 2.01 | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | 1.89 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 42 | Spain | 1.89 | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Poland | 1.77 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 45 | Israel | 1.62 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 46 | Ireland | 1.47 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 1.47 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 48 | Australia | 1.42 | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Finland | 1.39 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 50 | Slovenia | 1.37 | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 51 | Greece | 1.33 | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Japan | 1.32 | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 53 | Malta | 1.26 | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Switzerland | 1.13 | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 1.12 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cyprus | 1.12 | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | 1.02 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 58 | Ecuador | 1 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 59 | Singapore | 0.99 | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 60 | Belgium | 0.94 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 0.94 | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 62 | Norway | 0.89 | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.78 | 2018 | up 59.2% | falling |
| 64 | Sweden | 0.75 | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Germany | 0.64 | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 0.48 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 67 | Iceland | 0.45 | 2023 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 68 | Panama | 0.326 | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 0.32 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
About this data
The incidence rate is the average number of new cases of fatal occupational injury during the calendar year per 100,000 workers in the reference group. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.