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Occupational diseases
The number of reports of suspected occupational illnesses fell by more than 60 percent in 2023. The number of recognized occupational diseases also fell accordingly to 72,747 (minus 63.5 percent). This is according to preliminary figures published by the German Social Accident Insurance Institutions for the past year by their association, the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV).
The risk of accidents in the private and public sectors has increased in 2021 compared to the previous year. This is according to the business and accounting results published by the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV). The accident risk rose from 21.54 accidents at work per 1,000 full-time employees in 2020 to 22.95 accidents in 2021. However, this was still below the 2019 figure, when the accident risk was 23.93 accidents at work per 1,000 full-time employees. These figures relate solely to accidents in an occupational context. Accidents involving other groups of insured persons, such as people in voluntary work or in rehabilitation, are not included.