What is the difference in non-fatal occupational injury rates between Belgium and Denmark?

187 per 100,000 employees, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Belgium vs Denmark: Non-fatal occupational injury rates

Belgium

1,426 per 100,000 employees

in 2023

Denmark

1,613 per 100,000 employees

in 2023

Belgium rank

23rd

Denmark rank

21st

Non-fatal occupational injury rates over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1,613 per 100,000 employees against 1,426 per 100,000 employees in Belgium, a difference of 187 per 100,000 employees.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 23rd and Denmark ranks 21st of 80 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,979 per 100,000 employees	1,825 per 100,000 employees	2,154 per 100,000 employees	Belgium
2010s	2,047 per 100,000 employees	1,938 per 100,000 employees	109.27 per 100,000 employees	Belgium
2020s	1,638 per 100,000 employees	2,643 per 100,000 employees	1,005 per 100,000 employees	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-fatal occupational injury rates, Belgium or Denmark?: Denmark, at 1,613 per 100,000 employees against 1,426 per 100,000 employees in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in non-fatal occupational injury rates between Belgium and Denmark?: 187 per 100,000 employees, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for non-fatal occupational injury rates?: Belgium ranks 23rd and Denmark ranks 21st 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).