Accidents at work by NACE Rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise in Switzerland

Switzerland: Accidents at work by NACE Rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise was 99,469 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
99,469
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
99,469
in 2023
All-time low
73,730
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Accidents at work by NACE Rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise in Switzerland, 2008–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2008201520232008: 73.7k2009: 76.1k2010: 79.3k2011: 84.3k2012: 85.5k2013: 86.1k2014: 86.4k2015: 85.7k2016: 87.5k2017: 89.3k2018: 92.9k2019: 95.3k2020: 87.6k2021: 94.0k2022: 94.8k2023: 99.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for accidents at work by nace rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise in Switzerland is 99,469, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, accidents at work by nace rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise in Switzerland peaked at 99,469 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73,730, in 2008.

That places Switzerland 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Accidents at work by NACE Rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Accidents at work by NACE Rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise in Switzerland, 2008 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2008 73,730
2009 76,055 +3.2%
2010 79,282 +4.2%
2011 84,264 +6.3%
2012 85,491 +1.5%
2013 86,116 +0.7%
2014 86,420 +0.4%
2015 85,708 -0.8%
2016 87,465 +2.0%
2017 89,261 +2.1%
2018 92,941 +4.1%
2019 95,310 +2.5%
2020 87,584 -8.1%
2021 94,013 +7.3%
2022 94,797 +0.8%
2023 99,469 +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74,892 73,730 76,055 2
2010s 87,226 79,282 95,310 10
2020s 93,966 87,584 99,469 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 4 Italy 263,300 compare
  2. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 221,234 compare
  3. 6 Portugal 127,374 compare
  4. 8 Netherlands 85,203 compare
  5. 9 Poland 65,767 compare
  6. 10 Belgium 59,711 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is accidents at work by nace rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise in Switzerland?
Accidents at work by nace rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise in Switzerland was 99,469 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest accidents at work by nace rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 99,469 in 2023.
What is the lowest accidents at work by nace rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 73,730 in 2008.
How does Switzerland rank for accidents at work by nace rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise?
Switzerland ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
Is accidents at work by nace rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Accidents at work by NACE Rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Accidents at work by NACE Rev. 2 activity and size of enterprise
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 558 data points, 2008–2024
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