billion
workers worldwide
%
of the global workforce is affected annually
million
deaths occur
annually
thousand
fatalities occur
daily
million
workers incur work-related injuries or illnesses annually
million
injuries occur
every day
Long working hours
The leading cause of occupational fatalities worldwide
Pollutants
(dust, gases, fumes)
A major threat to workers' health
Excessive heat annually
led to 22 million
injuries and
nearly
19 thousand fatalities
Air pollution
led to 860
field worker fatalities annually
120,000
worker fatalities out
of 1.5 million
5,609
worker fatalities out of
56 thousand
1,099
fatalities due to multiple
explosions
30
immediate deaths and over 5 thousand
cases of thyroid cancer
167
worker fatalities in an explosion
caused by a gas leak
11
worker fatalities and an oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico
1,134
worker deaths
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD)
%30-40 of disaster victims develop mental illnesses—primarily PTSD
Respiratory Diseases
Respiratory conditions may develop due to acute inhalation of high concentrations of toxic gases or fumes, leading to direct injury to the respiratory tract tissues.
Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
Radiation sickness is a serious and potentially fatal condition, though rare. Most cases of radiation sickness have occurred following industrial nuclear accidents.
Radiation-related thyroid cancer
This condition can develop following significant nuclear incidents, primarily due to the absorption of radioactive isotopes released into the environment, as seen in the Chernobyl disaster.
%72.6 compliance rate of establishments with occupational safety and health standards
0.94 deaths per 100,000 workers
%17.4 decrease compared to 2023
242.2 work-related injuries per 100,000 workers
%18.8 decrease compared to 2023
29,319 Saudi nationals are employed in the sector
71 % of workers are aware of workplace hazards
35+ awareness programs and campaigns have been launched since the establishment of the council in 2022
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) was established in 2022 to serve as the national authority for sector governance
May 4th – 6th, 2025
We are back to you as always every year with our fourth annual report for Saudi digitization, the report that reviews to you all the developments in our sector that is being active and more modern than ever.
In our previous reports down to this version.. there was a recurring adjective in it.. which is a bigger jump in our sector that cancels the previous one.
Some may think that the fast jump in digitization and world wide usage of technology was imposed by the pandemic by isolation and social distancing, but the truth that result of efforts weren’t affected by that at all.
Today, %93 of Saudis use the internet, while globally %62.5 use the internet. Online shopping in Saudi goes up to %81.56, but world wide %48.29.
Today, Saudi Arabia is the most advanced country of the G20 in terms of digital competitiveness, and the third in the world in 5G mobile internet speed, and up to 2000 Government e-services. These numbers make of Saudi digitization minister on the Chessboard moves in every direction to the farthest distance ..
Saudi Digital 2021
TREND released their latest periodical reports for February 2021, tackling the most important new aspects of Saudi Digital Media, titled: "Saudi Digital 2021"
An ambitious nation witnesses success every second in it and the numbers translate the achievements that are not dangerous to count .. We celebrate the National Day through the report "90 Saudi Information" and display bright numbers in the sky of Saudi glory
Two million new users of social networks in the Kingdom.
And 15% growth of internet users.
Learn about the Saudi Digitization 2020.
