Work-related deaths in Cuba increased in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, despite the total number of incidents decreasing by 3.8% during that same time.
Although the variation in absolute numbers was only two people - 25 fatalities this year compared to 23 in 2023 - the percentage represents an 8.7% increase.
The report titled Labor Protection. Selected Indicators, published this Monday by the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI), details that between January and June of this year, 851 workplace accidents were recorded, representing 34 fewer incidents than the 885 that occurred in the same period of 2023.
Similarly, the number of injured people decreased by 5% compared to last year, with a total of 864 injured (compared to 909 last year).
The mortality rate, which measures the number of deaths per 1,000 injured, increased from 25.3 to 28.9 points.
The sectors most affected by mortality were Transportation, Storage and Communications with six deceased; Agriculture, Livestock, Hunting and Forestry with four deaths; and Manufacturing Industries, Supply of Electricity, Gas and Water, and Commerce, each with three deceased.
The five provinces with the most workplace accidents were Havana (434), Holguín (75), Santiago de Cuba (57), Villa Clara (44), and Las Tunas (43).
In May, the ONEI reported that the number of workplace accidents in 2023 had decreased compared to 2022, although the number of fatalities remained unchanged.
Last year ended with a total of 1,491 workplace accidents, representing a decrease of 10.6% compared to the previous year.
The number of injured individuals also fell by 10.5%, totaling 1,537. However, the number of deaths in this type of accident remained stable at 52, resulting in an increase in the mortality rate from 30.3 to 33.8 points.
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