Non-fatal occupational injury rates by country
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees)
Countries reporting
76
Highest
9,421 per 100,000 employees
Costa Rica
Lowest
1.44 per 100,000 employees
Panama
Median
618.09 per 100,000 employees
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
1,281
What the numbers show
Non-fatal occupational injury rates is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 9,421 per 100,000 employees in Costa Rica; the lowest is 1.44 per 100,000 employees in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 618.09 per 100,000 employees, and the mean is 1,197 per 100,000 employees.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,543.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 639.1%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 99.3%).
Non-fatal occupational injury rates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 9,421 per 100,000 employees | 2016 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 4,891 per 100,000 employees | 2010 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 4,783 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3,639 per 100,000 employees | 2004 | — | falling |
| 5 | Argentina | 3,609 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 6 | Denmark | 3,581 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 3,230 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 359.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 3,142 per 100,000 employees | 2018 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 9 | San Marino | 2,946 per 100,000 employees | 2007 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 10 | Turkey | 2,898 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 2,724 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 2,555 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 2,529 per 100,000 employees | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 15 | France | 2,350 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 16 | Jordan | 2,313 per 100,000 employees | 2006 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 2,293 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 18 | Macao | 1,891 per 100,000 employees | 2016 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1,815 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 20 | United States | 1,805 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 1,534 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 1,496 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 1,464 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 1,445 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | 1,441 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 1,429 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 27 | Hong Kong | 1,188 per 100,000 employees | 2016 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 28 | Israel | 1,088 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands | 1,057 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Australia | 1,029 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 1,028 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 32 | Cuba | 1,017 per 100,000 employees | 2010 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 1,003 per 100,000 employees | 2004 | — | falling |
| 34 | Belize | 909.52 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 36 | Thailand | 761.59 per 100,000 employees | 2020 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 758.49 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 737.2 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 691.65 per 100,000 employees | 2018 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 41 | Singapore | 622 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 54.3% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 614.17 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 542.95 per 100,000 employees | 2008 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 484 per 100,000 employees | 2004 | — | falling |
| 45 | Poland | 474.41 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 46 | Estonia | 472 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 448.9 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 435.96 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 49 | Norway | 392.28 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Isle of Man | 390 per 100,000 employees | 2008 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 51 | Egypt | 371 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovakia | 343.28 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 53 | Cyprus | 327.86 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 54 | India | 325 per 100,000 employees | 2007 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 322 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 56 | Latvia | 288.72 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 57 | Japan | 234.6 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 58 | Philippines | 227 per 100,000 employees | 2021 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 166 per 100,000 employees | 2021 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 120.18 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Bahrain | 109.02 per 100,000 employees | 2020 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Russia | 96 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 89.82 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 64 | Moldova | 88 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 83.62 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.3 per 100,000 employees | 2006 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 67 | Belarus | 50.96 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 41.5 per 100,000 employees | 2017 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 69 | Qatar | 39.91 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 639.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Mauritius | 29.6 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 28.68 per 100,000 employees | 2010 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Mongolia | 28.63 per 100,000 employees | 2022 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 73 | Georgia | 26 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | — | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.1 per 100,000 employees | 2015 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 22 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 17.65 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 12 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 78 | Myanmar | 11.83 per 100,000 employees | 2019 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 1.44 per 100,000 employees | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
About this data
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees)