Health & Safety statistics 2023/2024

HSE has published the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain.

The annual figures (2023 to 2024) include:

• 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
    
    
• 2,257 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2022)
  
  
• 138 workers killed in work-related accidents
  
  
• 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 to 2023)