Working days lost

During the last decade the total number of days taken off work due to work-related illness and workplace injuries has fallen.

The latest information from the Labour Force Survey for 2010/11 shows:

Around 26.4 million working days were lost in total, 22.1 million due to work-related illness and 4.4 million due to workplace injuries.
On average, each person suffering took around 15 days off work, 19 days for ill health and 7.2 days for injuries on average.
The number of working days lost has fallen over the past decade.
Stress, depression or anxiety and musculoskeletal disorders accounted for the majority of days lost due to work-related ill health, 10.8 and 7.6 million days respectively.
The average days lost per case for stress, depression or anxiety (27 days) was higher than for musculoskeletal disorders (15 days).

Estimated working days lost due to work-related incidents