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Key figures for Great Britain (2023/24)

• 1.7 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which

  
  

  - 776,000 workers suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety

  - 543,000 workers suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder

• 2,218 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2023)

• 124 workers killed in work-related accidents (2024/25)

• 604,000 working people sustained an injury at work according to the Labour Force Survey

• 61,663 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR

  
  

• 33.7 million working days lost due to work-related

  illness and workplace injury

  
  

• £21.6 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2022/23)