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Table 2 Estimated total economic burden of work injuries and diseasesa

From: Economic burden of work injuries and diseases: a framework and application in five European Union countries

Costs

Cases

Direct costs

Indirect costs

Intangible costs

Total costs

Percent of GDP

Per case costs

Per employed person costs

Finland

131,867

M€484 (8%)

M€4362 (72%)

M€1196 (20%)

M€6042

2.9%

€45,816

€2479

Germany

2,262,031

M€10,914 (10%)

M€70,658 (66%)

M€25,557 (24%)

M€107,129

3.5%

€47,360

€2664

The Netherlands

323,544

M€2137 (9%)

M€16,468 (69%)

M€5147 (22%)

M€23,751

3.5%

€73,410

€2855

Italy

1,907,504

M€8491 (8%)

M€58,961 (56%)

M€37,392 (36%)

M€104,844

6.3%

€54,964

€4667

Poland

1,156,394

M€1882 (4%)

M€19,588 (45%)

M€22,311 (51%)

M€43,781

10.2%

€37,860

€2722

  1. aall monetary values are in 2015 Euros