Social costs of accidents in Sweden
Series: MSB ; 492Publication details: Karlstad Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap, 2012Description: 29 sISBN:- 9789173832908
This is a summary of a more comprehensive report published in Swedish: Samhällets kostnader för olyckor
This report describes the costs that arose due to the accidents that occurred in Sweden in 2005. It is an English-language summary of a more comprehensive report published in Swedish: Samhällets kostnader för olyckor (MSB 340-11). The report describes the costs that arose due to the accidents that occurred in Sweden in 2005. The total cost for these accidents is estimated to €6.4 billion in 2005 prices1. Direct costs, i.e. resources used due to these accidents, amounted to €3.7 billion, which is equivalent to 60% of total cost. Indirect costs, i.e. production losses, amounted to €2.7 billion, which is equivalent to 40% of total cost. During the year studied, 3,000 people died following accidents, 110,000 people suffered severe injuries and about half a million suffered minor injuries.