ILO SafeWork - Global Estimates of Fatalities... , 2002

Occupational Accidents, 2002

Europe, according to ILO Regions

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Country Economically active population Total employment Labour structure by percent Labour structure Structure of the economy (% GDP) Work-related fatal accidents by sector 3 days' absence

amount percent amount percent Agriculture Industry Service Agriculture Industry Service Agriculture Industry Service Agriculture Industry Service Fatal accidents reported to the ILO 3 days' absence accidents reported to the ILO Fatalities Lower limit (0,19 %) Upper limit (0,10 %) Average

Albania 2,000,000 52.8 1,078,000 - 70 15 15 754,600 161,700 161,700 52.6 25.3 22 63 35 9 108 56,850 108,016 82,433

Austria 4,200,000 52.0 3,962,000 49.1 3 29 68 118,860 1,148,980 2,694,160 2.1 29.1 68.7 140 95,445 158 83,001 157,701 120,351

Belarus 5,000,000 49.1 4,416,600 19 31 50 839,154 1,369,146 2,208,300 14.6 29.2 46.2 70 300 126 294 11,298 496 261,161 496,205 378,683

Belgium 4,260,000 41.7 4,241,323 50.5 2 25 73 84,826 1,060,331 3,096,166 1.2 25.3 73.5 138 91,339 155 81,815 155,448 118,632

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,026,000 26.1 - - - - - 13.8 25.2 61 0 0 0

Bulgaria 4,000,000 48.4 3,030,000 51.6 26 31 43 787,800 939,300 1,302,900 15.1 23.4 61.5 66 206 74 104 10,196 346 182,183 346,147 264,165

Croatia 2,039,833 42.6 1,384,841 31.6 13.3 42 44.6 184,184 581,633 617,639 9.7 33.1 57.2 15 127 35 50* 18055* 178 93,713 178,055 135,884

the Czech Republic 5,153,000 50.1 4,818,000 46.8 5 40 55 240,900 1,927,200 2,649,900 4.1 40.8 55.1 20 422 151 208 106,967 593 312,282 593,337 452,810

Denmark 2,867,000 54.1 2,685,000 50.7 4 17 79 107,400 456,450 2,121,150 2.4 21.3 76.3 80 54,084 90 47,429 90,115 68,772

Estonia 710,400 58.1 640,200 - 11 20 69 70,422 128,040 441,738 5.8 25.7 68.5 6 28 25 60 2,790 59 31,124 59,135 45,130

Finland 2,508,000 48.7 2,222,000 43.1 8 27.7 64.3 177,760 615,494 1,428,746 3.2 28.4 68.5 65 68,135 65 34,211 65,000 49,606

France 26,435,100 45 22,842,000 38.8 4 25 71 913,680 5,710,500 16,217,820 3 29 68 683 679,162 683 359,474 683,000 521,237

Germany 39,694,000 48.4 35,994,000 43.9 2.8 33.4 63.8 1,007,832 12,021,996 22,964,172 1.1 28.4 70.6 1,287 1,208,938 1,287 677,368 1,287,000 982,184

Greece 4,400,000 41.8 3,921,000 37.3 20 21 59 784,200 823,410 2,313,390 17 27 56 78 18,615 88 46,243 87,862 67,053

Hungary 4,048,200 51.8 3,619,000 35.8 8 27 65 289,520 977,130 2,352,350 10 34 56 24 214 134 158 26,785 372 195,997 372,395 284,196

Iceland 147,800 50 133,000 48.5 35.4 13.6 59.5 47,082 18,088 79,135 10 15 - 2 764 2 1,186 2,253 1,719

Ireland 1,538,900 42 1,521,000 41.1 8 28 64 121,680 425,880 973,440 11 9 - 70 11,126 79 41,500 78,851 60,175

Italy 22,849,000 40.3 20,242,000 35.3 5.5 32.6 61.9 1,113,310 6,598,892 12,529,798 2.8 26.2 71 1,232 624,259 1,388 730,405 1,387,770 1,059,087

Latvia 1,043,000 - - - 10 25 65 104,300 260,750 677,950 4.5 27 68.5 9 57 39 57 1,337 105 55,005 104,509 79,757

Lithuania 1,819,800 49.1 1,656,000 - 20 30 50 331,200 496,800 828,000 8.5 31.4 60.1 28 109 47 96 3,181 184 96,745 183,816 140,281

Luxembourg 242,000 56.8 237,000 55.6 2.5 14.3 83.2 5,925 33,891 197,184 0.7 18.4 80.9 7 8,613 7 3,684 7,000 5,342

Makedonia, the former Yogoslav Republic of Macedonia 1,000,000 48.8 310,000 - 16.5 47.6 35.8 51,150 147,560 110,980 11.6 35.2 53.2 4 32 6 3531 (all) 43 22,599 42,938 32,769

Malta 143,937 38.2 137,390 - 5 24 71 6,870 32,974 97,547 4 41 55 1 5,702 1 593 1,126 860

Moldova 1,700,000 38.3 1,496,400 40 14 46 598,560 209,496 688,344 27.9 19 53.1 50 46 39 49 1,068 135 71,260 135,394 103,327

the Netherlands 7,616,000 49.7 6,609,000 42.1 4 23 73 264,360 1,520,070 4,824,570 2.6 23.7 73.6 88 153,613 99 52,172 99,126 75,649

Norway 2,285,000 52.4 2,249,000 50.8 4 22 74 89,960 494,780 1,664,260 1.9 30.8 67.3 64 35,044 72 37,943 72,092 55,018

Poland 17,100,000 44.7 15,849,000 41.0 27.5 22.1 50.4 4,358,475 3,502,629 7,987,896 3.9 35.8 60.2 366 767 455 651 113,849 1,588 836,051 1,588,498 1,212,275

Portugal 4,395,690 44.6 4,493,000 45.1 10 30 60 449,300 1,347,900 2,695,800 9 37 44 236 169,790 266 139,915 265,839 202,877

Roumanie 11,756,495 52.2 10,845,000 48.4 23.1 50 26.9 2,505,195 5,422,500 2,917,305 15 35.9 49.1 210 1,188 166 531 6,512 1,564 823,290 1,564,250 1,193,770

the Russian Federation 68,264,225 46.2 63,600,000 43.7 15 30 55 9,540,000 19,080,000 34,980,000 7.4 35.5 57.1 801 4,179 1,994 4,300 154,180 6,974 3,670,389 6,973,740 5,322,065

San Marino - - 17,930 - 2 38 60 359 6,813 10,758 - - -

Slovakia 2,617,935 47.2 2,167,000 - 6.6 28.9 64.5 143,022 626,263 1,397,715 4.1 31.6 64.3 12 137 80 138 27,967 229 120,440 228,835 174,637

Slovenia 983,000 45.4 907,000 - 10.9 39.1 50 98,863 354,637 453,500 3.7 38.3 58 8 78 26 31 38,573 112 58,852 111,819 85,336

Spain 16,441,000 41.8 13,205,000 33.5 8 28 64 1,056,400 3,697,400 8,451,200 3.8 27.6 68.7 1,045 753,396 1,177 619,540 1,177,126 898,333

Sweden 4,264,000 49.1 3,978,000 44.9 2 24 74 79,560 954,720 2,943,720 2.5 27 70 68 32,497 77 40,315 76,598 58,456

Switzerland 3,928,000 55.4 3,848,000 54.1 4.6 26.3 69.1 177,008 1,012,024 2,658,968 4 42 54 105 89,663 118 62,250 118,276 90,263

Turkey 22,359,000 35.3 21,594,000 34.0 38 38 24 8,205,720 8,205,720 5,182,560 16 24.6 59.4 1,740 1,740 643 1,252 3,850 4,122 2,169,401 4,121,863 3,145,632

Ukraine 22,300,000 - 22,998,400 24 32 44 5,519,616 7,359,488 10,119,296 14.3 37.7 48 1,170 1,560 1,255 1,504 49,368 3,985 2,097,454 3,985,163 3,041,308

the United Kingdom 28,715,869 49.4 27,212,000 46.4 1 19 80 272,120 5,170,280 21,769,600 1 25.2 73.7 200 265,828 225 118,572 225,287 171,930

Yugoslavia 2,504,000 47.1 - - 3.8 32.7 67.2 95,152 818,808 1,682,688 26.5 35.8 37.7 8 179 96 283 149,066 283,225 216,145

Total 354,356,184 320,159,084 41,596,324 95,719,673 186,492,345 4,674 11,404 5,401 15,072 4,945,520 27,515 14,481,479 27,514,810 20,998,144

EU-15 153,364,323 5,417 4,234,840 5,844 3,075,644 5,843,723 4,459,683

EU-12 119,489,323 5,069 3,882,431 5,452 2,869,328 5,451,723 4,160,525

Updated by AS. Approved by JT. Last modification: 23 May 2002.

Country	Economically active population		Total employment		Labour structure by percent			Labour structure			Structure of the economy (% GDP)			Work-related fatal accidents by sector						3 days' absence
	amount	percent	amount	percent	Agriculture	Industry	Service	Agriculture	Industry	Service	Agriculture	Industry	Service	Agriculture	Industry	Service	Fatal accidents reported to the ILO	3 days' absence accidents reported to the ILO	Fatalities	Lower limit (0,19 %)	Upper limit (0,10 %)	Average
Albania	2,000,000	52.8	1,078,000	-	70	15	15	754,600	161,700	161,700	52.6	25.3	22	63	35	9			108	56,850	108,016	82,433
Austria	4,200,000	52.0	3,962,000	49.1	3	29	68	118,860	1,148,980	2,694,160	2.1	29.1	68.7				140	95,445	158	83,001	157,701	120,351
Belarus	5,000,000	49.1	4,416,600		19	31	50	839,154	1,369,146	2,208,300	14.6	29.2	46.2	70	300	126	294	11,298	496	261,161	496,205	378,683
Belgium	4,260,000	41.7	4,241,323	50.5	2	25	73	84,826	1,060,331	3,096,166	1.2	25.3	73.5				138	91,339	155	81,815	155,448	118,632
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,026,000	26.1	-	-	-	-	-				13.8	25.2	61	0	0	0
Bulgaria	4,000,000	48.4	3,030,000	51.6	26	31	43	787,800	939,300	1,302,900	15.1	23.4	61.5	66	206	74	104	10,196	346	182,183	346,147	264,165
Croatia	2,039,833	42.6	1,384,841	31.6	13.3	42	44.6	184,184	581,633	617,639	9.7	33.1	57.2	15	127	35	50*	18055*	178	93,713	178,055	135,884
the Czech Republic	5,153,000	50.1	4,818,000	46.8	5	40	55	240,900	1,927,200	2,649,900	4.1	40.8	55.1	20	422	151	208	106,967	593	312,282	593,337	452,810
Denmark	2,867,000	54.1	2,685,000	50.7	4	17	79	107,400	456,450	2,121,150	2.4	21.3	76.3				80	54,084	90	47,429	90,115	68,772
Estonia	710,400	58.1	640,200	-	11	20	69	70,422	128,040	441,738	5.8	25.7	68.5	6	28	25	60	2,790	59	31,124	59,135	45,130
Finland	2,508,000	48.7	2,222,000	43.1	8	27.7	64.3	177,760	615,494	1,428,746	3.2	28.4	68.5				65	68,135	65	34,211	65,000	49,606
France	26,435,100	45	22,842,000	38.8	4	25	71	913,680	5,710,500	16,217,820	3	29	68				683	679,162	683	359,474	683,000	521,237
Germany	39,694,000	48.4	35,994,000	43.9	2.8	33.4	63.8	1,007,832	12,021,996	22,964,172	1.1	28.4	70.6				1,287	1,208,938	1,287	677,368	1,287,000	982,184
Greece	4,400,000	41.8	3,921,000	37.3	20	21	59	784,200	823,410	2,313,390	17	27	56				78	18,615	88	46,243	87,862	67,053
Hungary	4,048,200	51.8	3,619,000	35.8	8	27	65	289,520	977,130	2,352,350	10	34	56	24	214	134	158	26,785	372	195,997	372,395	284,196
Iceland	147,800	50	133,000	48.5	35.4	13.6	59.5	47,082	18,088	79,135	10	15	-				2	764	2	1,186	2,253	1,719
Ireland	1,538,900	42	1,521,000	41.1	8	28	64	121,680	425,880	973,440	11	9	-				70	11,126	79	41,500	78,851	60,175
Italy	22,849,000	40.3	20,242,000	35.3	5.5	32.6	61.9	1,113,310	6,598,892	12,529,798	2.8	26.2	71				1,232	624,259	1,388	730,405	1,387,770	1,059,087
Latvia	1,043,000	-	-	-	10	25	65	104,300	260,750	677,950	4.5	27	68.5	9	57	39	57	1,337	105	55,005	104,509	79,757
Lithuania	1,819,800	49.1	1,656,000	-	20	30	50	331,200	496,800	828,000	8.5	31.4	60.1	28	109	47	96	3,181	184	96,745	183,816	140,281
Luxembourg	242,000	56.8	237,000	55.6	2.5	14.3	83.2	5,925	33,891	197,184	0.7	18.4	80.9				7	8,613	7	3,684	7,000	5,342
Makedonia, the former Yogoslav Republic of Macedonia	1,000,000	48.8	310,000	-	16.5	47.6	35.8	51,150	147,560	110,980	11.6	35.2	53.2	4	32	6		3531 (all)	43	22,599	42,938	32,769
Malta	143,937	38.2	137,390	-	5	24	71	6,870	32,974	97,547	4	41	55				1	5,702	1	593	1,126	860
Moldova	1,700,000	38.3	1,496,400		40	14	46	598,560	209,496	688,344	27.9	19	53.1	50	46	39	49	1,068	135	71,260	135,394	103,327
the Netherlands	7,616,000	49.7	6,609,000	42.1	4	23	73	264,360	1,520,070	4,824,570	2.6	23.7	73.6				88	153,613	99	52,172	99,126	75,649
Norway	2,285,000	52.4	2,249,000	50.8	4	22	74	89,960	494,780	1,664,260	1.9	30.8	67.3				64	35,044	72	37,943	72,092	55,018
Poland	17,100,000	44.7	15,849,000	41.0	27.5	22.1	50.4	4,358,475	3,502,629	7,987,896	3.9	35.8	60.2	366	767	455	651	113,849	1,588	836,051	1,588,498	1,212,275
Portugal	4,395,690	44.6	4,493,000	45.1	10	30	60	449,300	1,347,900	2,695,800	9	37	44				236	169,790	266	139,915	265,839	202,877
Roumanie	11,756,495	52.2	10,845,000	48.4	23.1	50	26.9	2,505,195	5,422,500	2,917,305	15	35.9	49.1	210	1,188	166	531	6,512	1,564	823,290	1,564,250	1,193,770
the Russian Federation	68,264,225	46.2	63,600,000	43.7	15	30	55	9,540,000	19,080,000	34,980,000	7.4	35.5	57.1	801	4,179	1,994	4,300	154,180	6,974	3,670,389	6,973,740	5,322,065
San Marino	-	-	17,930	-	2	38	60	359	6,813	10,758	-	-	-
Slovakia	2,617,935	47.2	2,167,000	-	6.6	28.9	64.5	143,022	626,263	1,397,715	4.1	31.6	64.3	12	137	80	138	27,967	229	120,440	228,835	174,637
Slovenia	983,000	45.4	907,000	-	10.9	39.1	50	98,863	354,637	453,500	3.7	38.3	58	8	78	26	31	38,573	112	58,852	111,819	85,336
Spain	16,441,000	41.8	13,205,000	33.5	8	28	64	1,056,400	3,697,400	8,451,200	3.8	27.6	68.7				1,045	753,396	1,177	619,540	1,177,126	898,333
Sweden	4,264,000	49.1	3,978,000	44.9	2	24	74	79,560	954,720	2,943,720	2.5	27	70				68	32,497	77	40,315	76,598	58,456
Switzerland	3,928,000	55.4	3,848,000	54.1	4.6	26.3	69.1	177,008	1,012,024	2,658,968	4	42	54				105	89,663	118	62,250	118,276	90,263
Turkey	22,359,000	35.3	21,594,000	34.0	38	38	24	8,205,720	8,205,720	5,182,560	16	24.6	59.4	1,740	1,740	643	1,252	3,850	4,122	2,169,401	4,121,863	3,145,632
Ukraine	22,300,000	-	22,998,400		24	32	44	5,519,616	7,359,488	10,119,296	14.3	37.7	48	1,170	1,560	1,255	1,504	49,368	3,985	2,097,454	3,985,163	3,041,308
the United Kingdom	28,715,869	49.4	27,212,000	46.4	1	19	80	272,120	5,170,280	21,769,600	1	25.2	73.7				200	265,828	225	118,572	225,287	171,930
Yugoslavia	2,504,000	47.1	-	-	3.8	32.7	67.2	95,152	818,808	1,682,688	26.5	35.8	37.7	8	179	96			283	149,066	283,225	216,145

Total	354,356,184		320,159,084					41,596,324	95,719,673	186,492,345				4,674	11,404	5,401	15,072	4,945,520	27,515	14,481,479	27,514,810	20,998,144

EU-15			153,364,323														5,417	4,234,840	5,844	3,075,644	5,843,723	4,459,683
EU-12			119,489,323														5,069	3,882,431	5,452	2,869,328	5,451,723	4,160,525