8 Decent work and economic growth

Target 8.8: Protect employees' rights and promote safe working environments

Protect employees' rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment.

Go to target 8.9

Indicators

8.8.1: Occupational injuries

8.8.2: Compliance of labour rights

8.8.1 8.8.2

Frequency rates of fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries

Unit: Per 100,000 employed


	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025


Lethal work-related accidents
Total	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.0

Men	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

Women	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..


Non-lethal work-related accidents
Total	1 507.9	1 501.1	1 473.5	1 583.6	2 188.7	2 978.6	1 585.9	1 539.8	1 568.0

Men	1 667.3	1 664.5	1 635.9	1 634.4	2 089.2	2 290.3	1 699.1	1 675.9	1 680.1

Women	1 295.1	1 309.1	1 284.1	1 513.0	2 277.7	3 718.1	1 444.5	1 373.9	1 444.5

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Definition

The indicator is calculated by Statistics Denmark and is from 2025 based on data from The Danish Labour Market Insurance for Occupational Injuries. Prior to 2025, the indicator was based on information from The Danish Working Environment Authority. The number of occupational accidents is calculated in relation to the number of employed person.

According to the UN indicator definition (SDG 8.8.1), the data should also be disaggregated by migrant status. However, the available data do not permit such a disaggregation.

Last updated:

09-09-2026

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