Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work, by country and government office region within England, for people ever employed.
| Country | Government office region | Sample cases | Estimated prevalence (thousands) | Rate per 100 000 ever employed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | 95% C.I. | central | 95% C.I. | |||||
| lower | upper | lower | upper | |||||
| England | 1820 | 967 | 922 | 1013 | 2610 | 2490 | 2740 | |
| North East | 130 | 63 | 51 | 74 | 3380 | 2790 | 3970 | |
| North West | 227 | 117 | 102 | 133 | 2380 | 2060 | 2690 | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 220 | 107 | 92 | 122 | 2920 | 2530 | 3320 | |
| East Midlands | 201 | 100 | 86 | 115 | 3120 | 2690 | 3550 | |
| West Midlands | 198 | 111 | 95 | 127 | 2880 | 2470 | 3290 | |
| East | 168 | 89 | 75 | 103 | 2100 | 1780 | 2420 | |
| London | 154 | 106 | 89 | 124 | 2060 | 1720 | 2400 | |
| South East | 289 | 152 | 134 | 170 | 2440 | 2160 | 2720 | |
| South West | 233 | 122 | 106 | 139 | 3140 | 2730 | 3550 | |
| Wales | 141 | 69 | 57 | 81 | 3130 | 2610 | 3650 | |
| Scotland | 208 | 107 | 92 | 123 | 2770 | 2380 | 3170 | |
| Great Britain | 2169 | 1144 | 1094 | 1193 | 2650 | 2540 | 2770 | |