Table 2 WMSD compensation frequencies for workers covered by insurance in Korea and Japan
From: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Korea and Japan: A Comparative Description
Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Korea | |||||||||
Covered workers | 10,473,090 | 11,059,193 | 11,688,797 | 12,528,879 | 13,489,986 | 13,884,927 | 14,198,748 | 14,362,372 | 15,548,423 |
Total injury & disease | 88,874 | 85,411 | 89,910 | 90,147 | 95,806 | 97,821 | 98,645 | 93,292 | 92,256 |
Disease | 9,183 | 7,495 | 10,235 | 11,472 | 9,734 | 8721 | 7,803 | 7,247 | 7,472 |
WMSD | 2,955 | 2,917 | 2,630 | 7,739 | 6,740 | 6,243 | 5,517 | 5,100 | 5,346 |
Compensation cases/105 covered workers | |||||||||
WMSD | 28.2 | 26.4 | 22.5 | 61.8 | 50.0 | 45.0 | 38.9 | 35.5 | 34.4 |
Disease | 87.7 | 67.8 | 87.6 | 91.6 | 72.2 | 62.8 | 55.0 | 50.5 | 48.1 |
Total injury & disease | 848.6 | 772.3 | 769.2 | 719.5 | 710.2 | 704.5 | 694.7 | 649.6 | 593.3 |
Japan | |||||||||
Covered workers | 48,552,436 | 49,184,518 | 50,707,376 | 51,313,223 | 52,418,376 | 52,788,681 | 52,487,983 | 52,741,870 | 53,236,873 |
Total injury & disease | 122,804 | 120,354 | 121,378 | 121,356 | 119,291 | 105,718 | 107,759 | 117,958 | 119,576 |
Disease | 7,609 | 8,226 | 8,369 | 8,634 | 8,874 | 7,491 | 8,111 | 7,779 | 7,743 |
WMSD | 4,745 | 5,265 | 5,321 | 5,748 | 5,999 | 5,204 | 5,354 | 5,147 | 5,161 |
Compensation cases/105 covered workers | |||||||||
WMSD | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
Disease | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
Total injury & disease | 252.9 | 244.7 | 239.4 | 236.5 | 227.6 | 200.3 | 205.3 | 223.7 | 224.6 |