The bar chart compares the percentage of people injured at their workplace across different age groups in a particular country in 2018.
Overall, the proportion of workplace injuries witnessed considerable variations among the four age groups. While the oldest workers, aged 50 to over 60, recorded the highest percentages in education and health as well as leisure and hospitality, the greatest figures were seen among those aged 25-34 in manufacturing and the youngest workers, aged 15-24, in mining and construction. In addition, there was a noticeable gap in injury rates between the age groups in education and health.
In 2018, both the education and health sector and the leisure and hospitality industry recorded the highest proportions of workplace injuries among workers aged 50-60+, at 40% and approximately 38%, respectively. By contrast, the 25-34 age group had the lowest injury rate in education and health, at only 5%, while the corresponding figure for leisure and hospitality was 20%. As for workers aged 35-49, the proportion of workplace injuries reached 30% in the leisure and hospitality sector, compared with 25% in education and health. The 15-24-year-old age group similarly stood at 30% in the education and health sector and around more than 12% in leisure and hospitality.
Turning to the remaining two industries, the highest proportion of workplace injuries in manufacturing was recorded among workers aged 35-49, at 35%, which was the same as the figure for those aged 50-60+ in mining and construction. Meanwhile, the youngest age group (15-24) accounted for the largest share of injuries in the mining and construction sector, at 40%. By contrast, workers aged 35-49 experienced the lowest injury rate in this industry, at only 10%, while the corresponding figure for those aged 25-34 was 15%.