Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in Turkey
Turkey: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers was 8.41 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in Turkey, 2008–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 8.41 for fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in 2023.
The figure is up 32.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in Turkey peaked at 14.4 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2012.
That places Turkey 8th out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 | — |
| 2009 | 11.9 | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 14.4 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7 | -60.4% |
| 2013 | 8.3 | +45.6% |
| 2014 | 9.4 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 6.9 | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 7.52 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 8.24 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 7.88 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9 | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 5.95 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.26 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 6.34 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.41 | +32.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 8.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 8.41 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.89, 4.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -60.4% | 14.4 | 5.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.45 | 9 | 11.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.75 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.74 | 5.95 | 8.41 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in Turkey?
- Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in Turkey was 8.41 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 in 2011.
- What is the lowest fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers?
- Turkey ranks 8th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.