Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and material agent of contact mode injury by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
761,309 Number
Germany
Lowest
1,320 Number
Cyprus
Median
20,422 Number
Years covered
11
2014–2024
Data points
446

What the numbers show

Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and material agent of contact mode injury is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 761,309 Number in Germany; the lowest is 1,320 Number in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 20,422 Number, and the mean is 88,341 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 577.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 86.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 43.0%).

Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 761,309 Number 2024 down 15.7% falling
2 France 602,845 Number 2024 down 16.8% falling
3 Spain 476,082 Number 2024 up 22.9% rising
4 Italy 262,818 Number 2024 down 16.1% falling
5 United Kingdom 220,985 Number 2018 falling
5 United Kingdom 220,985 Number 2018 falling
7 Portugal 127,254 Number 2024 down 2.2% falling
8 Switzerland 98,589 Number 2023 up 12.9% rising
9 Netherlands 85,177 Number 2024 down 3.2% flat
9 Netherlands 85,177 Number 2024 down 3.2% flat
11 Poland 65,517 Number 2024 down 14.1% falling
11 Poland 65,517 Number 2024 down 14.1% falling
13 Belgium 59,671 Number 2024 down 9.0% falling
14 Austria 56,644 Number 2023 down 13.4% falling
15 Denmark 56,285 Number 2024 up 3.9% rising
16 Sweden 51,437 Number 2024 up 45.7% rising
17 Czechia 35,874 Number 2024 down 15.2% falling
18 Finland 31,906 Number 2024 down 28.2% falling
19 Hungary 26,190 Number 2024 up 34.4% rising
20 Ireland 21,960 Number 2023 up 21.2% rising
21 Norway 18,885 Number 2024 up 86.8% rising
22 Slovenia 13,868 Number 2024 up 12.6% rising
22 Slovenia 13,868 Number 2024 up 12.6% rising
24 Slovakia 8,136 Number 2024 down 4.9% falling
24 Slovakia 8,136 Number 2024 down 4.9% falling
26 Croatia 7,909 Number 2024 down 32.2% falling
26 Croatia 7,909 Number 2024 down 32.2% falling
28 Luxembourg 5,846 Number 2024 down 18.6% falling
29 Greece 5,271 Number 2024 up 54.6% rising
30 Estonia 5,118 Number 2024 down 18.6% falling
30 Estonia 5,118 Number 2024 down 18.6% falling
32 Romania 3,762 Number 2024 up 10.8% falling
33 Lithuania 3,234 Number 2024 up 3.7% rising
33 Lithuania 3,234 Number 2024 up 3.7% rising
35 Latvia 2,291 Number 2024 up 32.8% rising
35 Latvia 2,291 Number 2024 up 32.8% rising
37 Bulgaria 2,263 Number 2024 up 0.8% falling
38 Malta 1,499 Number 2024 down 43.0% falling
39 Iceland 1,459 Number 2024 up 21.1% rising
40 Cyprus 1,320 Number 2024 down 18.2% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and material agent of contact mode injury
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 446 data points, 2014–2024
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