Work-related ill health and occupational disease in Great Britain
12,000 Lung disease deaths each year estimated to be linked to past exposures at work
1.4 million workers suffering from work-related ill health (new or long-standing) in 2018/19 (LFS)
Occupational lung diseases contributing to estimated annual current deaths
Source: Estimates from epidemiological information including burden of occupational cancer research
New and long-standing cases of work-related ill health by type, 2018/19
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) self-reported estimates
Work-related ill health per 100,000 workers - new and long-standing
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) self-reported estimates
Notes
- Occupational lung diseases typically have a long latency (they take a long time to develop following exposure to the agent that caused them). Therefore, current deaths reflect the effect of past working conditions.
- Estimates of work-related ill health are based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey (LFS)
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