The number of non-fatal accidents at work in Cyprus in 2023 amounted to 1,314, with an index of 304.54 per 100,000 workers, according to data published on Tuesday by Eurostat, on the occasion of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
At the same time, in 2013, a total of 1,529 non-fatal accidents at work were recorded in Cyprus, with a frequency index of 498.09 per 100,000 workers, which reflects a decrease in both the absolute number of incidents and the frequency index over the decade.
In Cyprus, the most incidents in 2023 were recorded in the accommodation and food service sector, where there were 282 accidents at work. This is followed by the construction sector with 218 incidents and the manufacturing sector with 199.
At the European Union level, a total of 2.82 million non-fatal accidents at work were recorded in 2023, a decrease of 3.8% compared to 2013, when 2.94 million incidents were recorded. The frequency index stood at 1,393 accidents per 100,000 employees, compared to 1,686 in 2013.
Among the 21 economic activities included in Eurostat data, the highest incidence rates were recorded in construction, with 2,899 accidents per 100,000 workers. This was followed by water supply, sewerage, waste management and sanitation activities with 2,819, as well as transport and storage with 2,366.
The highest positions in terms of accident frequency are also included administrative and support activities with 2,043 accidents per 100,000 employees, mines and quarries with 1,834, manufacturing with 1,687, arts, entertainment and recreation with 1,646, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 1,610, human health and social care activities with 1,507 and accommodation and food activities with 1,468.
Between 2013 and 2023, according to Eurostat, frequency indicators declined in most of the main economic activities. The exception was human health and social care activities, where a marginal increase was recorded from 1,502 to 1,507 accidents per 100,000 workers. The largest decrease in the same period was recorded in administrative and support activities, with a decrease of 576 accidents per 100,000 employees.
The data are based on quarterly and annual European statistics on accidents at work and reflect the evolution of the frequency of incidents by sector of economic activity in the EU.
