Data & chart of transition of Occupational Diseases in Japan in 1988-2024 (Diseases / Industry)

Data & chart of transition of Occupational Diseases in Japan in 1988-2024 (Diseases / Industry) (Situation of Occupational Diseases in Japan in 2024 (Diseases / Industry))

(Please refer to the linked xlsx file for details.)

Occupational disease	(1) Diseases due to occupational injuries		(1)-2 Backache resulting from accident in above injuries		(2) Diseases due to hazardous rays		(3) Diseases due to ionizing radiation		(4) Diseases due to abnormal atmospheric pressure		(5) Diseases due to abnormal temperature		(5)-2 Heat stroke in above abnormal temperature		(6) Ear diseases due to noise		(7) Diseases due to factors other than (2) to (6)		(8) Diseases of locomotion and internal organs due to heavy and excessive work load		(9) Occupational lower back pain excluding that caused by occupational injuries		(10) Diseases due to vibration		(11) Disorders in fingers and forearms, and cervicobrachial disorder		(12) Diseases due to causes other than (8) to (11)		(13) Anoxia		(14) Diseases due to chemical substances (excluding cancer)		(15) Pneumoconiosis and complications (only absent)	(16) Diseases due to pathogenic organisms		(16)-2 Occupational Diseases due to COVID-19 in above pathogenic organisms		(17) Cancer due to ionizing radiation		(18) Cancer due to chemical substances		(19) Cancer due to causes other than (17) and (18)		(20) Cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, etc. due to overwork		(21) Mental disorder due to serious occupational psychological burden		(22) Other diseases evidently due to occupational causes		Total		Total (except Covid-10)		Occupational disease
Industry		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*			D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*	Industry
Food products	289	2	232								63	1	33	1			1		3		3				25		6				30			20		16								1				7		448	3	432	3	Food products
Fiber/textile products	24		16								4		2												3									3		3														34		31		Fiber/textile products
Wood/furniture products	30	2	19								11		11						2						2						1			2		1														48	2	47	2	Wood/furniture products
Pulp/paper processing/printing/bookbinding	58		46								15		14								1				3		4				2															1		3		87		87		Pulp/paper processing/printing/bookbinding
Chemical products	115		90								28		24		1				4						7		2				37	1	1	9		9										3		1		208	1	199	1	Chemical products
Sand and stone products	36	1	26								13		13				1								1		1						14											1	1					67	2	67	2	Sand and stone products
Steel/nonferrous metal making	33		25								33		15				1		2						1						6	1	4	8		8												1		89	1	81	1	Steel/nonferrous metal making
Metal products	108		80								45	1	37	1			1		5				1		5		2				16	1	2	7		7										1		2		195	2	188	2	Metal products
Machine/electrical equipment/transport equipment products	273		225								60	2	54	2			3		7		4		2		27		10		2	1	17		6	50		49				2				1		7	1	8	1	479	5	430	5	Machine/electrical equipment/transport equipment products
Electric/gas/water service	7		3								3		3				1														3			25		25								1	1			1		41	1	16	1	Electric/gas/water service
Other manufacturing	117	1	92								37	1	29	1					3		1				8						7	1	3	27		26								1				1		205	3	179	3	Other manufacturing
Sub-total of manufacturing	1,090	6	854								312	5	235	5	1		8		26		9		3		82		25		2	1	119	4	30	151		144				2				5	2	12	1	24	1	1,901	20	1,757	20	Sub-total of manufacturing
Mining	2		1																1														16																	19		19		Mining
Construction	304	5	183		1				2		233	10	228	10	1		3		2		1				4		5				38	2	34	31		22				1				3		2		14	2	679	19	657	19	Construction
Transportation service	923	4	734						28		206	3	186	3	2		9		28		7		3		13		25				8			215		211								27	6	6		13	1	1,513	14	1,302	14	Transportation service
Cargo handling service	168	1	146								37	2	31	2			1		1		1				5		4				3	1		5		5												2		227	4	222	4	Cargo handling service
Agriculture/fishery	140	2	76						2		63	1	60	1			1		4		2		2		3		4				12	1		9		2								1	1	1		5		249	5	247	5	Agriculture/fishery
Commerce/financial business/advertisement	1,368	2	1,170		1						145	2	118	2			7		25		8				57		31				31			131		111								4	1	28		28		1,864	5	1,753	5	Commerce/financial business/advertisement
Health and hygiene service	2,451	1	2,251								45		37		1		5		37		15				36		33				11			14,852	1	14,490	1							2		58		31	2	17,577	4	3,087	3	Health and hygiene service
Hotel/restaurant/amusement service	391	2	301		1						115		55				8		4		6				32		10				25			99		86								4	1	11		9		715	3	629	3	Hotel/restaurant/amusement service
Commercial cleaning and livestock process	258		196								78	2	76	2			5		16		1		1		6		11				29	2		17		14										3		2		427	4	413	4	Commercial cleaning and livestock process
Others	501	7	379								238	6	231	6			5		12						18		13		2		13		3	128		111								12	1	17		26	2	988	16	877	16	Others
All industries	7,596	30	6,291		3				32		1,472	31	1,257	31	5		52		156		50		9		256		161		4	1	289	10	83	15,638	1	15,196	1			3				58	12	138	1	154	8	26,159	94	10,963	93	All industries
Industry		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*			D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*		D*	Industry
Occupational disease	(1) Diseases due to occupational injuries		(1)-2 Backache resulting from accident in above injuries		(2) Diseases due to hazardous rays		(3) Diseases due to ionizing radiation		(4) Diseases due to abnormal atmospheric pressure		(5) Diseases due to abnormal temperature		(5)-2 Heat stroke in above abnormal temperature		(6) Ear diseases due to noise		(7) Diseases due to factors other than (2) to (6)		(8) Diseases of locomotion and internal organs due to heavy and excessive work load		(9) Occupational lower back pain excluding that caused by occupational injuries		(10) Diseases due to vibration		(11) Disorders in fingers and forearms, and cervicobrachial disorder		(12) Diseases due to causes other than (8) to (11)		(13) Anoxia		(14) Diseases due to chemical substances (excluding cancer)		(15) Pneumoconiosis and complications (only absent)	(16) Diseases due to pathogenic organisms		(16)-2 Occupational Diseases due to COVID-19 in above pathogenic organisms		(17) Cancer due to ionizing radiation		(18) Cancer due to chemical substances		(19) Cancer due to causes other than (17) and (18)		(20) Cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, etc. due to overwork		(21) Mental disorder due to serious occupational psychological burden		(22) Other diseases evidently due to occupational causes		Total		Total (except Covid-10)		Occupational disease

D* means "Death".
Source:https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09976.html

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