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...

Countries reporting
69
Highest
116.8
India
Lowest
0.32
Netherlands
Median
2.79
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
1,484

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
69 places, 1,484 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

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.