Recordable incidence rates continued to decrease gradually in 2011, with reductions in every region compared to 2010.

Recordable incidence rate⁸
Global	0.38	0.31	0.30	0.24	0.22
Americas	0.75	0.66	0.57	0.43	0.41
Europe, Middle East, and Africa	0.30	0.25	0.29	0.18	0.17
Asia Pacific and Japan	0.04	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.02

⁸ Recordable incidence rate is the number of all work-related lost-time and no-lost-time cases requiring more than first aid per 100 employees working a full year. The U.S. industry average in 2009 was 0.5 (2010 data did not include the North American Industry Classification System code used in previous years. Thus, 2009 data was used because it was the most recent available.) Americas includes incidents occurring in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, the United States, and Venezuela. Europe, Middle East, and Africa includes incidents occurring in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Asia Pacific and Japan includes incidents occurring in Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.