Indicators on health and safety at work by country

Countries reporting
30
Highest
120
Estonia
Lowest
55
Greece
Median
79.5
Years covered
13
1994–2006
Data points
373

What the numbers show

Indicators on health and safety at work is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 120 in Estonia; the lowest is 55 in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 79.5, and the mean is 80.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 55.8%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 57.4%).

Indicators on health and safety at work: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Estonia 120 2006 up 55.8% rising
2 Ireland 107 2006 up 2.9% rising
3 Lithuania 101 2006 up 14.8% flat
4 Netherlands 100 2005 down 7.4% falling
5 Romania 94 2006 down 11.3% falling
6 Latvia 91 2006 down 9.0% flat
7 Poland 88 2006 down 22.1% falling
7 Finland 88 2006 down 10.2% falling
9 Cyprus 86 2006 down 14.0% falling
10 Spain 85 2006 down 10.5% flat
10 Malta 85 2006 down 7.6% falling
12 Denmark 84 2006 unchanged falling
13 France 82 2006 down 18.8% falling
13 Sweden 82 2006 down 10.9% flat
15 Japan 81 2005 down 30.8% falling
16 Czechia 78 2006 down 18.8% falling
16 Luxembourg 78 2006 down 22.0% falling
18 Portugal 76 2006 down 30.3% falling
19 United Kingdom 75 2006 down 27.2% falling
20 Hungary 74 2006 down 32.7% falling
21 Austria 72 2006 down 32.7% falling
22 Slovenia 70 2006 down 36.4% falling
23 Italy 69 2006 down 32.4% falling
24 United States 68 2005 down 41.9% falling
25 Germany 66 2006 down 35.9% falling
26 Slovak Republic 64 2006 down 33.3% falling
27 Norway 63 2006 down 29.2% falling
28 Belgium 60 2006 down 39.4% falling
29 Bulgaria 58 2006 down 55.7% falling
30 Greece 55 2006 down 57.4% falling

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Indicator
Indicators on health and safety at work
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 373 data points, 1994–2006
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