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Workplace Fatalities — Fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers
Estimated fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers by country (latest available, typically 2021). A global snapshot of on-the-job mortality risk.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.9deaths per 100,000 workers
Median: 4.0deaths per 100,000 workers
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
18.6deaths per 100,000 workers
Lowest
United Kingdom
0.5deaths per 100,000 workers
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan18.6deaths per 100,000 workers
2Democratic Republic of the Congo13.4deaths per 100,000 workers
3Bolivia12.9deaths per 100,000 workers
4Zambia12.6deaths per 100,000 workers
5Sierra Leone12.4deaths per 100,000 workers
By Region
Other6.6deaths per 100,000 workers(93 countries)
Africa5.9deaths per 100,000 workers(9 countries)
South America4.0deaths per 100,000 workers(7 countries)
North America4.0deaths per 100,000 workers(4 countries)
Asia3.3deaths per 100,000 workers(24 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5deaths per 100,000 workers)High (18.6deaths per 100,000 workers)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.9deaths per 100,000 workers)
Other (93)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (24)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Estimated fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers by country (latest available, typically 2021). A global snapshot of on-the-job mortality risk. Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) — ILOSTAT.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 18.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 3 | Bolivia | 12.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 4 | Zambia | 12.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 12.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 6 | Niger | 12.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 11.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 8 | Chad | 11.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 9 | Burundi | 11.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 10 | Guinea | 11.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 11 | Mozambique | 11.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 12 | Uganda | 11.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 13 | Malawi | 10.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 10.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 15 | Somalia | 10.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 17 | Benin | 10.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 10.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 19 | Togo | 10.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 20 | Haiti | 10.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 21 | Mali | 9.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 23 | Senegal | 9.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 24 | Comoros | 9.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 25 | Rwanda | 9.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 26 | Guyana | 9.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 27 | Nigeria | 9.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 28 | Mauritania | 9.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 29 | Sudan | 9.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 8.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 31 | Bahrain | 8.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 32 | Republic of the Congo | 8.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 34 | Madagascar | 8.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 36 | Cameroon | 8.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 37 | Ghana | 8.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 8.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 39 | Eritrea | 8.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 40 | Djibouti | 7.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 41 | Pakistan | 7.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 7.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 43 | Yemen | 7.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 44 | Cambodia | 7.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 45 | Republic of The Gambia | 7.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 46 | Honduras | 7.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 47 | Gabon | 7.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 48 | India | 7.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 49 | Paraguay | 7.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 50 | Myanmar | 6.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 51 | New Caledonia | 6.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 52 | Kenya | 6.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 6.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 54 | El Salvador | 6.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 55 | Argentina | 6.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 56 | Mexico | 6.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 57 | Cuba | 6.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 58 | Timor-Leste | 6.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 59 | Venezuela | 6.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 60 | Botswana | 6.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 61 | Guatemala | 5.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 62 | Egypt | 5.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 63 | Philippines | 5.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 5.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 65 | Thailand | 5.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 66 | Belize | 5.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 67 | Suriname | 5.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 68 | Colombia | 4.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 69 | Indonesia | 4.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 70 | Nepal | 4.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 71 | Panama | 4.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 72 | Eswatini | 4.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 73 | Angola | 4.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 4.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 75 | Namibia | 4.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 77 | Libya | 4.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 78 | Samoa | 4.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 79 | Jamaica | 4.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 80 | Brazil | 4.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 81 | Fiji | 4.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 4.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 84 | Iraq | 4.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 85 | Peru | 4.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 4.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 87 | Albania | 3.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 3.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 89 | Vietnam | 3.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 90 | Bhutan | 3.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 91 | Seychelles | 3.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 3.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 93 | Ecuador | 3.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 94 | Mongolia | 3.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 95 | Barbados | 3.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 96 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 97 | Chile | 3.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 98 | Morocco | 3.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 99 | United States of America | 2.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 2.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 102 | Jordan | 2.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 103 | Malaysia | 2.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 104 | Türkiye | 2.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 2.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 106 | Maldives | 2.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 107 | Malta | 2.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 108 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 109 | Russian Federation | 2.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 110 | Afghanistan | 2.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 111 | Romania | 2.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 112 | South Africa | 2.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 113 | Ukraine | 2.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 114 | Serbia | 2.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 115 | Tunisia | 2.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 116 | Belarus | 2.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 117 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 119 | Uruguay | 2.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 120 | Algeria | 2.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 121 | Lebanon | 2.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 122 | Latvia | 2.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 123 | Mauritius | 2.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 124 | Andorra | 2.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 125 | Lithuania | 1.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 126 | Kuwait | 1.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 127 | Austria | 1.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 128 | People's Republic of China | 1.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 129 | Hungary | 1.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 1.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 131 | Portugal | 1.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 132 | Slovakia | 1.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 133 | Australia | 1.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 134 | Croatia | 1.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 135 | Cyprus | 1.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 136 | France | 1.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 137 | Montenegro | 1.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 138 | Oman | 1.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 139 | Poland | 1.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 140 | Italy | 1.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 141 | Spain | 1.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 1.4deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 143 | Estonia | 1.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 144 | Greece | 1.3deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | 1.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 146 | Ireland | 1.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 147 | New Zealand | 1.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 148 | Slovenia | 1.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 149 | Armenia | 1.2deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 150 | Denmark | 1.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 151 | Finland | 1.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 152 | Georgia | 1.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 153 | Israel | 1.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 154 | Japan | 1.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 155 | South Korea | 1.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | 1.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 157 | Belgium | 1.1deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 158 | Bulgaria | 1.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 159 | Canada | 1.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 160 | Norway | 1.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 162 | Iceland | 0.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 163 | Bahamas | 0.9deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 164 | Monaco | 0.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 165 | Netherlands | 0.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 166 | Sweden | 0.8deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 167 | Singapore | 0.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 168 | Switzerland | 0.7deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 0.6deaths per 100,000 workers |
| 170 | United Kingdom | 0.5deaths per 100,000 workers |
Showing 170 of 170 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from International Labour Organization (ILO) — ILOSTAT (2021).
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