Pocket Book of Labour  Statistics 2007

 

8  INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

Table 8.4

Rates of Occupational Injuries (by economic activity)

(Fatal injuries)

Country

Code

Mining & quarrying

Manufacturing

 

 

2005

2006

2005

2006

Egypt

1/c

..

..

..

..

Tunisia

2/f

..

..

..

..

Canada

2/c

48.9

..

10.4

..

United states

1/e

26

..

2

..

India

1/c

30

..

38

..

Japan

1/d

0.00

..

0.01

..

Sri Lanka

1/d

0.000

0.000

0.006

0.018

Pakistan

1/e

..

..

..

..

Phillipines

1/d

..

..

..

..

Italy

2/f

10

..

4

..

Poland

1/e

12.8

16.6

4.2

5.0

Slovakia

1/f

0

65

4

4

United Kingdom

1/c

8.8

..

1.4

..

Australia

2/c

..

..

..

..

Source : ILO website (www.ilo.org)

1 =  Reported Accidents

2 = Compensated Accidents

c =   per 100000 employees

d =  per 1000000 hours worked

e = per 100000 workers employed

f = per 100000 workers insured