Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck, caused or made worse by work, by age and gender, for people ever employed.
| Gender | Age group | Sample cases | Estimated prevalence (thousands) | Rate per 100 000 ever employed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | 95% C.I. | central | 95% C.I. | |||||
| lower | upper | lower | upper | |||||
| Males | 16 - 34 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 340 | 220 | 460 |
| 35 - 44 | 70 | 39 | 30 | 49 | 930 | 710 | 1150 | |
| 45 - 54 | 76 | 41 | 32 | 51 | 1120 | 870 | 1370 | |
| 55 - 64 | 98 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 1490 | 1190 | 1780 | |
| 65+ | 98 | 47 | 38 | 57 | 1220 | 980 | 1460 | |
| Total | 374 | 198 | 177 | 218 | 940 | 850 | 1040 | |
| Females | 16 - 34 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 360 | 240 | 470 |
| 35 - 44 | 56 | 28 | 21 | 36 | 650 | 480 | 820 | |
| 45 - 54 | 95 | 48 | 38 | 58 | 1290 | 1030 | 1560 | |
| 55 - 59 | 58 | 28 | 21 | 35 | 1490 | 1110 | 1880 | |
| 60+ | 103 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 790 | 640 | 950 | |
| Total | 349 | 176 | 157 | 195 | 790 | 710 | 880 | |
| All persons | 16 - 34 | 69 | 41 | 31 | 50 | 350 | 260 | 430 |
| 35 - 44 | 126 | 68 | 56 | 80 | 790 | 650 | 930 | |
| 45 - 54 | 171 | 89 | 76 | 103 | 1210 | 1030 | 1390 | |
| 55 - 59/64 | 156 | 78 | 66 | 91 | 1490 | 1250 | 1720 | |
| 60/65+ | 201 | 98 | 84 | 112 | 960 | 820 | 1090 | |
| Total | 723 | 374 | 346 | 401 | 870 | 800 | 930 | |