Accidents at work by days lost and NACE Rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Accidents at work by days lost and NACE Rev. 2 activity was 221,234 Number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
221,234 Number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
5th
of 31 countries
All-time high
266,132 Number
in 2009
All-time low
221,234 Number
in 2018
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Accidents at work by days lost and NACE Rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom, 2008–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2008201320182008: 255.6k Number2009: 266.1k Number2010: 252.8k Number2011: 245.7k Number2012: 227.8k Number2013: 244.1k Number2014: 245.2k Number2015: 237.3k Number2016: 227.4k Number2017: 225.9k Number2018: 221.2k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 221,234 Number for accidents at work by days lost and nace rev. 2 activity in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, accidents at work by days lost and nace rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom peaked at 266,132 Number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 221,234 Number, in 2018.

United Kingdom ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 260,878 Number 255,625 Number 266,132 Number 2
2010s 236,379 Number 221,234 Number 252,769 Number 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 2 France 603,675 Number compare
  2. 3 Spain 476,484 Number compare
  3. 4 Italy 263,300 Number compare
  4. 6 Portugal 127,374 Number compare
  5. 7 Switzerland 99,469 Number compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 85,203 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is accidents at work by days lost and nace rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom?
Accidents at work by days lost and nace rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom was 221,234 Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest accidents at work by days lost and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 266,132 Number in 2009.
What is the lowest accidents at work by days lost and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 221,234 Number in 2018.
How does United Kingdom rank for accidents at work by days lost and nace rev. 2 activity?
United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2018.
Is accidents at work by days lost and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Accidents at work by days lost and NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Accidents at work by days lost and NACE Rev. 2 activity
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 557 data points, 2008–2024
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