Indicators on health and safety at work by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
120
Estonia
Lowest
55
Greece
Median
79.5
Years covered
13
1994β2006
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |