Work-related injury claims
Definition: The number of work-related accident insurance claims reported to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) per 1,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), excluding those employees who received accident and emergency treatment only.
The number of work-related injury claims per 1,000 full-time equivalent employees
Region |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
1 |
Northland |
200 |
196 |
193 |
167 |
161 |
143 |
147 |
2 |
Auckland |
118 |
120 |
119 |
119 |
111 |
106 |
105 |
3 |
Waikato |
172 |
167 |
176 |
175 |
157 |
141 |
134 |
4 |
Bay of Plenty |
171 |
178 |
174 |
201 |
177 |
155 |
156 |
5 |
Gisborne |
190 |
194 |
187 |
182 |
173 |
175 |
160 |
6 |
Hawke’s Bay |
7 |
Taranaki |
164 |
155 |
156 |
146 |
142 |
133 |
124 |
8 |
Manawatu-Whanganui |
155 |
150 |
149 |
139 |
137 |
140 |
126 |
9 |
Wellington |
82 |
80 |
77 |
76 |
70 |
71 |
65 |
10 |
Tasman |
163 |
165 |
149 |
148 |
151 |
153 |
135 |
11 |
Nelson |
12 |
Marlborough |
13 |
West Coast |
14 |
Canterbury |
146 |
148 |
136 |
124 |
120 |
120 |
111 |
15 |
Otago |
171 |
244 |
154 |
164 |
166 |
164 |
157 |
16 |
Southland |
New Zealand |
143 |
141 |
138 |
134 |
128 |
123 |
117 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand
Note: 2008 data is provisional |