Mental health at work: statistics

Created by Enquiries Red Alert, Modified on Sat, 18 Mar 2023 at 02:33 PM by Enquiries Red Alert

Working conditions and environment can have a huge impact on mental health, and, equally, someone's mental health can significantly affect performing well in their job.

  • 1 in 6.8 people experience mental health problems in the workplace (14.7%).
  • Women in full-time employment are nearly twice as likely to have a common mental health problem as full-time employed men (19.8% vs 10.9%).
  • Evidence suggests that 12.7% of all sickness absence days in the UK can be attributed to mental health conditions.


2016 study 'The Fundamental Facts about Mental Health' follows a comprehensive summary of mental health research, providing a unique handbook of key facts and figures covering all key areas of mental health.


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