Working days lost in Great Britain
28.2 million
Estimated working days lost due to work-related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries in 2018/19 (LFS)
Working days lost, 2018/19
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) self-reported estimates
- Stress, depression or anxiety and musculoskeletal disorders accounted for the majority of days lost due to work-related ill health, 12.8 million and 6.9 million respectively.
- On average, each person suffering took around 15.1 days off work. This varies as follows:
- 8.1 days for Injuries
- 17.3 days for Ill health cases
- 21.2 days for Stress, depression or anxiety
- 13.8 days for Musculoskeletal disorders
Working days lost per worker due to work-related ill health and workplace injuries
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) self-reported estimates
Notes
- 2000-02 refers to 2000/01 injury data and 2001/02 illness data combined
More information on working days lost
- Data source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) (estimates of working days lost due to self–reported work-related ill health and workplace injuries )
- The detailed data included in the charts can be found in the following tables:
- LFSILLTYP - working days lost due to self-reported work-related ill health
- LFSINJSUM - working days lost due to self-reported workplace injuries
- LFSWDL - working days lost due to self-reported work-related ill health and workplace injuries
- Further working days lost tables