| Table 1. Fatalities caused by work-related diseases and occupational accidents, year 2000 |
|
Economically active population
|
Total employment
|
Global Estimates TotalWork-related |
Global Estimates Fatal Accidents |
Fatal accidents
reported to the ILO |
|
| ESTABLISHED MARKET ECONOMIES |
409'141'496
|
380'833'643
|
297'534
|
16'170
|
14'608
|
| FORMERLY SOCIALIST ECONOMIES |
184'717'127
|
162'120'341
|
166'265
|
21'425
|
8'665
|
| INDIA |
458'720'000
|
419'560'000
|
310'067
|
48'176
|
211
|
| CHINA |
708'218'102
|
699'771'000
|
460'260
|
73'615
|
17'804
|
| OTHER ASIA AND ISLANDS |
404'487'050
|
328'673'800
|
246'720
|
83'048
|
5'631
|
| SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
260'725'947
|
10'540'604
|
257'738
|
54'705
|
1'675
|
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
193'426'602
|
114'604'962
|
137'789
|
29'594
|
6'998
|
| MIDDLE EASTERN CRESCENT |
112'906'300
|
48'635'240
|
125'641
|
28'019
|
1'876
|
| WORLD |
2'732'342'624
|
2'164'739'590
|
2'001'717
|
354'753
|
57'468
|