In 2024, workers in South Korea died in work-related accidents, marking a increase in the number of such types of deaths from the previous year. While numbers have dropped since these statistics were first collected in 1999, South Korea's work-related fatality rate remains one of the highest in the world.
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Statistics Korea. (August 4, 2025). Number of deaths from industrial accidents in South Korea from 2015 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1221800/south-korea-number-of-industrial-accident-deaths/
Statistics Korea. "Number of deaths from industrial accidents in South Korea from 2015 to 2024." Chart. August 4, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1221800/south-korea-number-of-industrial-accident-deaths/
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Number of deaths from industrial accidents in South Korea from 2015 to 2024 [Graph], Statistics Korea, August 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1221800/south-korea-number-of-industrial-accident-deaths/