Work injury statistics
Find statistics on ACC claims for injuries that happened at work.
Data covers the date range, 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026.
- Work-related injury claims and costs by year - 2017 to 2026
- New work-related claims by industry and by region - 2024 to 2026
- Caveats to this data
2026 ytd injury cost
$278,490,593
The costs of all active claims
New claims
39,903
in 2026 ytd
Active claims
96,935
in 2026 ytd
Work-related injury claims and costs by year
| Year | New claims | Active claims | Cost of active claims |
| 2017 | 204,874 | 286,616 | $723,213,337 |
| 2018 | 211,349 | 296,342 | $780,647,641 |
| 2019 | 209,916 | 300,303 | $822,730,188 |
| 2020 | 190,049 | 280,945 | $866,634,969 |
| 2021 | 196,705 | 287,904 | $916,271,638 |
| 2022 | 194,435 | 283,304 | $962,990,148 |
| 2023 | 195,448 | 292,422 | $1,117,320,308 |
| 2024 | 180,095 | 284,280 | $1,262,777,234 |
| 2025 | 169,259 | 271,100 | $1,257,595,912 |
| 2026 ytd | 39,903 | 96,935 | $278,490,593 |
Find out about the work we're involved in to prevent injuries in the workplace:
- A calendar year is 1 January to 31 December.
- All claims included are accepted for cover.
- Claims are included where the 'at work indicator' is equal to 'Y' or the fund is in the work account.
- New claims count the number of new claims that were lodged with ACC between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2025. This can be any time after an injury occurred.
- If the employer ID is unknown then the industry has been listed as 'Unknown.
- Accredited employer claims have been excluded.