Work accidents registered in the Brazilian social security system between 2016 and 2020: a descriptive analysis.

Introduction: More than 500,000 work accidents were registered each year in Brazil from 2016 to 2018, representing more than BRL 300 million in expenditures.

Objectives: To analyze the prevalence of work accidents in Brazil between 2016 and 2020 according to geographic region, age group, and sex and analyze the prevalence according to the cause and economic activity type.

Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study based on data from the Social Security Statistics Yearbook.