Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries by Industrial Country
Construction remains one of the most dangerous industries in the world. Although the United States continues to report the largest number of annual fatal and nonfatal construction occupational injuries in the industrial countries examined, others have higher injury rates. Construction occupational injury data in this dashboard was collected from the International Labour Organization statistics database . This data is collected from participating countries, with their own sources and reporting procedures, and these variations mean there are limitations in comparing injuries across countries. However, this data can still reveal potential global trends, as well as provide perspective for the U.S. construction industry.
This dashboard contains data on construction occupational injuries and rates from countries in North America, Europe, and Australia. The pie chart highlights the sources and reporting procedures of each participating country, while the other charts detail the number and rate of fatal and nonfatal construction injuries by country. The Field and Injury Type filter(s) update both the charts and the bold and underlined key findings.
Following the interactive dashboard, you will find more information on the data source, definitions, chart notes, a downloadable data file, and recommended citation. This interactive data dashboard corresponds to the relevant chapter in the PDF version of the Construction Chart Book, 7th edition.
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About the Data
Data is downloaded from the International Labour Organization statistical database (ILOSTAT). https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
Definitions and Chart Notes
Definitions
- Occupational injury – Any personal injury, disease, or death resulting from an occupational accident. See the ILO Quick Guide on Sources and Uses of Statistics on Occupational Safety and Health for more information.
- Occupational accident – An occurrence arising out of or in the course of work. See the ILO Code of Practice for recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases for more information.
Chart Notes
- Australia (marked with an asterisk sign “*”) collects nonfatal data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Data Standards for Injury Surveillance Records and fatal from Safe Work Australia Work-related Traumatic Injury Fatalities Records.
- France and Germany (marked with a caret sign “^”) reports only private sector data.
Recommended Citation and Data File
Recommended Citation
CPWR–The Center for Construction Research and Training. [2026]. Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries by Industrial Country [dashboard].
Data File
Underlying data available at: https://ilostat.ilo.org/. Contact us at: [email protected] for assistance in obtaining the data.