What is the difference in non-fatal occupational injury rates between Austria and Switzerland?

22 per 100,000 employees, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Non-fatal occupational injury rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Switzerland: Non-fatal occupational injury rates

Austria

2,323 per 100,000 employees

in 2024

Switzerland

2,345 per 100,000 employees

in 2023

Austria rank

17th

Switzerland rank

16th

Non-fatal occupational injury rates over time

Austria
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2,345 per 100,000 employees against 2,323 per 100,000 employees in Austria, a difference of 22 per 100,000 employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 80 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,546 per 100,000 employees	2,266 per 100,000 employees	1,280 per 100,000 employees	Austria
2010s	2,075 per 100,000 employees	2,177 per 100,000 employees	102.14 per 100,000 employees	Switzerland
2020s	2,298 per 100,000 employees	2,259 per 100,000 employees	39 per 100,000 employees	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-fatal occupational injury rates, Austria or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 2,345 per 100,000 employees against 2,323 per 100,000 employees in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in non-fatal occupational injury rates between Austria and Switzerland?: 22 per 100,000 employees, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for non-fatal occupational injury rates?: Austria ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Non-fatal occupational injury rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Non-fatal occupational injury rates
Unit: per 100,000 employees
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 80 places, 1,337 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees).