Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work, by age and gender, for people working in the last 12 months.
| Gender | Age group | Sample cases | Estimated Incidence (thousands) | Rate per 100 000 employed in last 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 95% C.I. | Central | 95% C.I. | |||||
| lower | upper | lower | upper | |||||
| Males | 16 - 34 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 37 | 520 | 360 | 680 |
| 35 - 44 | 63 | 35 | 26 | 44 | 900 | 680 | 1120 | |
| 45 - 54 | 53 | 30 | 22 | 38 | 890 | 650 | 1130 | |
| 55+ | 42 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 770 | 540 | 1010 | |
| Total | 201 | 115 | 99 | 132 | 740 | 640 | 850 | |
| Females | 16 - 34 | 56 | 35 | 25 | 44 | 700 | 510 | 890 |
| 35 - 44 | 68 | 37 | 28 | 46 | 1060 | 800 | 1310 | |
| 45 - 54 | 59 | 31 | 23 | 38 | 1000 | 740 | 1250 | |
| 55+ | 26 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 580 | 350 | 800 | |
| Total | 209 | 115 | 99 | 131 | 840 | 720 | 950 | |
| All persons | 16 - 34 | 99 | 63 | 50 | 75 | 610 | 490 | 730 |
| 35 - 44 | 131 | 72 | 60 | 85 | 970 | 810 | 1140 | |
| 45 - 54 | 112 | 60 | 49 | 72 | 940 | 770 | 1120 | |
| 55+ | 68 | 35 | 27 | 44 | 690 | 520 | 850 | |
| Total | 410 | 230 | 207 | 253 | 790 | 710 | 870 | |