SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in United States
United States: SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers was 3.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in United States, 2000–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.8.1: fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 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, sdg indicator 8.8.1: fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in United States peaked at 5.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2023.
United States ranks 32nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 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 1.47, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 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 sdg indicator 8.8.1: fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in United States?
- Sdg indicator 8.8.1: fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in United States was 3.5 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.8.1: fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.8.1: fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2023.
- How does United States rank for sdg indicator 8.8.1: fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers?
- United States ranks 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sdg indicator 8.8.1: fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 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 International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the rate of fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers in the reference group. An occupational injury is defined as any personal injury, disease or death resulting from an occupational accident; an occupational injury is therefore distinct from an occupational disease, which is a disease contracted as a result of an exposure over a period of time to risk factors arising from work activity. An occupational accident is an unexpected and unplanned occurrence, including acts of violence, arising out of or in connection with work which results in one or more workers incurring a personal injury, disease or death. A case of occupational injury is the case of one worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of one occupational accident. An occupational injury could be fatal (as a result of occupational accidents and where death occurred within one year of the day of the accident) or non-fatal with lost work time. The workers in the particular group under consideration and covered by the source of the statistics of occupational injuries are known as the workers in the reference group. In the case of a notification system, it is the number of workers in, for example, the establishments or selected economic activities covered by the system as set out in the relevant legislation or regulations. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.