Occupational Morbidity and Fatal Injuries in Thailand, 2007–2024: A Nationwide Time-trend Study Using Workers’ Compensation Records
Pirawan Wangupadcha, Wor Mi Thi, Thodsaphon Lunnoo, Ratanee Kammoolkon, Birabongse Hardthakwong · 2026
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Pirawan Wangupadcha and four colleagues, publishing in 2026, trace nearly two decades of workplace injury and disease across Thailand using workers' compensation records. The nationwide study covers 2007 to 2024, a period when the registered workforce grew while factories, construction, and services changed quickly.
More than two million injury cases were recorded. Overall injury rates fell steeply, and severe injury rates fell as well, yet fatal injury rates dropped less steadily, ending the period at roughly half their starting level per head of workforce. Muscle and joint disorders stayed the most common work-related disease. Looking closely at 2024, deaths clustered among workers aged 55 and over, at construction sites, in vehicle-related events, and in smaller workplaces. The authors conclude that prevention has worked broadly but must now target the settings where fatal harm persists.
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| CREATOR | Pirawan Wangupadcha, Wor Mi Thi, Thodsaphon Lunnoo, Ratanee Kammoolkon, Birabongse Hardthakwong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |