Accidents at work by sex, age and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
636,807
Germany
Lowest
1,002
Iceland
Median
20,500
Years covered
16
2008β2023
Data points
530
What the numbers show
Accidents at work by sex, age and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 636,807 in Germany; the lowest is 1,002 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,500, and the mean is 77,005.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 636.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 63.1%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 51.2%).
Accidents at work by sex, age and severity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 636,807 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 2 | France | 409,704 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 390,644 | 2023 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 218,925 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 143,053 | 2018 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 6 | Portugal | 103,482 | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 7 | Switzerland | 82,054 | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 60,054 | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 48,281 | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 46,847 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 41,137 | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 30,257 | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 29,940 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 26,113 | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 24,081 | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 20,500 | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 15,318 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 11,017 | 2023 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 7,881 | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Croatia | 7,044 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 6,620 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 5,282 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 4,248 | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Estonia | 4,119 | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 4,073 | 2023 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 2,794 | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 1,852 | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 1,767 | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 29 | Malta | 1,151 | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 30 | Cyprus | 1,103 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 1,002 | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |