Indicators on health and safety at work by country

Name: Indicators on health and safety at work
Creator: Eurostat
License: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)

Countries reporting

Highest

120 Index

Estonia

Lowest

55 Index

Greece

Median

79.5 Index

Years covered

1994–2006

Data points

478

What the numbers show

Indicators on health and safety at work is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 120 Index in Estonia; the lowest is 55 Index in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 79.5 Index, and the mean is 81.05 Index.

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

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 34 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	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Estonia	120 Index	2006	up 55.8%	rising
1	Estonia	120 Index	2006	up 55.8%	rising
3	Ireland	107 Index	2006	up 2.9%	rising
4	Lithuania	101 Index	2006	up 14.8%	flat
4	Lithuania	101 Index	2006	up 14.8%	flat
6	Netherlands	100 Index	2005	down 7.4%	falling
6	Netherlands	100 Index	2005	down 7.4%	falling
8	Romania	94 Index	2006	down 11.3%	falling
9	Latvia	91 Index	2006	down 9.0%	flat
9	Latvia	91 Index	2006	down 9.0%	flat
11	Finland	88 Index	2006	down 10.2%	falling
11	Poland	88 Index	2006	down 22.1%	falling
11	Poland	88 Index	2006	down 22.1%	falling
14	Cyprus	86 Index	2006	down 14.0%	falling
15	Spain	85 Index	2006	down 10.5%	flat
15	Malta	85 Index	2006	down 7.6%	falling
17	Denmark	84 Index	2006	unchanged	falling
18	France	82 Index	2006	down 18.8%	falling
18	Sweden	82 Index	2006	down 10.9%	flat
20	Japan	81 Index	2005	down 30.8%	falling
21	Luxembourg	78 Index	2006	down 22.0%	falling
21	Czechia	78 Index	2006	down 18.8%	falling
23	Portugal	76 Index	2006	down 30.3%	falling
24	United Kingdom	75 Index	2006	down 27.2%	falling
24	United Kingdom	75 Index	2006	down 27.2%	falling
26	Hungary	74 Index	2006	down 32.7%	falling
27	Austria	72 Index	2006	down 32.7%	falling
28	Slovenia	70 Index	2006	down 36.4%	falling
28	Slovenia	70 Index	2006	down 36.4%	falling
30	Italy	69 Index	2006	down 32.4%	falling
31	United States	68 Index	2005	down 41.9%	falling
31	United States	68 Index	2005	down 41.9%	falling
33	Germany	66 Index	2006	down 35.9%	falling
34	Türkiye	65 Index	2005	down 30.9%	falling
35	Slovakia	64 Index	2006	down 33.3%	falling
35	Slovakia	64 Index	2006	down 33.3%	falling
37	Norway	63 Index	2006	down 29.2%	falling
38	Belgium	60 Index	2006	down 39.4%	falling
39	Bulgaria	58 Index	2006	down 55.7%	falling
40	Greece	55 Index	2006	down 57.4%	falling

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About this data

Indicator: Indicators on health and safety at work
Unit: Index
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 40 places, 478 data points, 1994–2006
Last refreshed: 01 November 2026