Health and safety statistics 2020

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics for 2020

Published on 4 November 2020, the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain include the following key annual figures (2019/20):

• 1.6 million working people suffering from work-related ill health

• 2,446 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2018)

• 111 workers killed at work

• 0.7 million injuries occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey

• 65,427 injuries to employees reported under RIDDOR

• 38.8 million working days lost due to work-related ill health and workplace injury

• £16.2 billion estimated cost of injuries and ill health from current working conditions (2018/19)

The release provides detailed commentary on these figures and is supported by:

• HSE statistics webpages, with a range of information (eg on different types of work-related ill health and different industry sectors)

• a comprehensive set of tables, designed to make the data accessible to users

• HSE annual, infographic-style summary booklet