Working days lost in Great Britain, by complaint 2019

This statistic shows the estimated number of days off work and days lost due to self-reported work-related illness or workplace injury in Great Britain in 2018/19. Work-related illnesses caused by stress, depression or anxiety account for the majority of work days lost, with approximately an estimated 12.8 million days lost annually.

Annual number of working days lost due to work-related illness or injury in Great Britain in 2018/19, by type of complaint* (in 1,000s)

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018

Supplementary notes

* Estimated days off work for self-reported work-related illness or workplace injury for people working in the last 12 months as of 2018/19.
Figures for skin problems, hearing problems, headache and/or eyestrain and heart disease/attack or other circulatory system complaint were not provided by the source due to sample numbers being too low to provide reliable estimates.
** Estimates for breathing or lung problems were based on fewer than 40 sample cases.

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