GASTAT: 95% of Workers Covered by Basic Healthcare Services

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) today released the results of the 2024 Health and Safety at Workplace Statistics bulletin.
 According to the bulletin, the occupational injury rate among workers aged 15 and older reached 245.7 non-fatal injuries and 1.1 fatal injuries per 100,000 workers, excluding road traffic accidents.
 Survey responses showed that 39% of workers received training on occupational health and safety procedures, 40.4% had access to a dedicated health and safety management office at their workplace, and 32.2% underwent periodic medical examinations provided by their employers.
 The findings revealed that 5.4% of workers operate dangerous machinery, 2.1% handle chemicals, and 1% are exposed to heavy metals. Regarding healthcare, 95% of workers reported having coverage for basic health services.
 Over the past 12 months, the most common work-related health issue was stress, affecting 2.1% of workers, followed by eye and vision problems at 2%. Meanwhile, 79.5% of workers reported not experiencing any work-related health problems during the same period.
 GASTAT noted that the estimates are based on self-reported data collected through household field visits conducted as part of the 2024 National Health Survey, except for occupational injury rates, which were calculated using registry data from the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, combined with GASTAT’s 2024 population estimates.