Rates of accidents at work show the number of accidents at work per 100,000 persons in employment. Figures represented are the number of fatal accidents at work. The less often accidents at work occur, the better safety at work is ensured. The risk of accidents differs between economic branches.
Fatal accidents at work occurring less and less often
In 2022, just under one in 100,000 persons in employment was a victim of a fatal accident at work. That is a marked decrease from 2006 when the figure had been just over two fatal accidents.
91.7% of people killed in accidents are men
Fatal accidents were quite irregularly distributed between the sexes: 91.7% of fatal accidents affected men. This is mainly because men work more often in economic branches with a higher risk of accidents. Fatal accidents at work occurred most often in the branch of mining and quarrying (4 fatal accidents at work per 100,000 persons in employment).
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| Source: European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW). | |
| 1994 | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 3.0 |
| 1996 | 3.5 |
| 1997 | 2.7 |
| 1998 | 2.2 |
| 1999 | 2.4 |
| 2000 | 2.1 |
| 2001 | 2.0 |
| 2002 | 2.5 |
| 2003 | 2.3 |
| 2004 | 2.2 |
| 2005 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 1.8 |
| 2008 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | 1.2 |
| 2013 | 1.0 |
| 2014 | 1.2 |
| 2015 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 0.7 |
Information on the Indicator
Description or definition
Incident rate of fatal accidents at work per 100,000 persons in employment.
A fatal accident is an accident that leads to the death of the victim within one year after the accident.
Source
European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW).
Additional information: The results are based on reports of the statutory accident insurance.
Information for interpretation
Possible time series break in 2008 due to the introduction of the international classification of economic activities (NACE Revision 2).
For more information please refer to the Eurostat-Website.