Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development: Guidelines and Methodologies International Atomic Energy Agency United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs International Energy Agency Eurostat European Environment Agency



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Alternative Definitions 
Total number of accident fatalities 
Agenda 21 
Chapter 6: Protecting and promoting human health
POLICY RELEVANCE 
(a) Purpose: This indicator shows the number of fatalities per energy produced in 
energy systems and related activities. The indicator is used to assess the risk to human 
health derived from energy systems, and in particular by various fuel chains per 
energy produced. 
(b) Relevance to Sustainable Development: Energy systems are associated with a 
vast array of insults and impacts including environmental health risks. Exploring the 
sustainability of current energy supply practices indicates that the extraction, 
transport, use and waste management of energy options involve important health 
hazards that in many cases result in fatalities. Although this issue is often ignored, the 
risks to the population and the rates of occupational injury and mortality from energy-
related accidents are high. Operating a liquefied natural gas terminal, transporting 
petroleum, running a coal mine or exploiting a hydropower dam also require the 
conscious assessment of system-wide resilience in response to human or technical 
failure in order to minimize the risk of accidents and consequently of fatalities. 
Nuclear energy represents a special case in this context in that the scope of an 
accident could be potentially large, but major efforts exist to actively assess and 
manage the multidimensional risk in the nuclear industry. Also, the use of traditional 
fuels in many countries is linked to fatalities resulting from fires and smoke 
inhalation. 
(c) International Conventions and Agreements: None. 
(d) International Targets/Recommended Standards: None. 
(e) Linkages to Other Indicators: This indicator is closely linked to some indicators 
of the economic dimension, such as the level of energy use and production, fuel mix, 
etc. Also, the indicator is linked to other social indicators such as share of households 
without electricity or heavily dependent on non-commercial energy. 

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