Stress and well-being in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on stress and well-being in the United Kingdom (UK)

Stress and well-being in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about stress and well-being in the United Kingdom (UK). Stress, which affects a person on a long-term basis, can lead to a range of serious health conditions. Included within this report are the causes of work-related stress, alongside the actions that employers take to tackle workplace stress, hospital activity related to stress conditions, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and recent lockdown on mental well-being.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Most stressed countries worldwide in 2021-2022
  • Premium Statistic Great Britain: opinion on the most worrying topics 2019
  • Premium Statistic Common types of stress in the United Kingdom in 2020
  • Premium Statistic Share of respondents who feel stressed in the United Kingdom 2019 by generation
  • Premium Statistic Work-related stress in the United Kingdom in 2020, by region/country
  • Premium Statistic Number of workers reporting work-related stress in Britain 2008-2023
  • Basic Statistic Very and extremely stressful work in Scotland 2009-2017, by gender

Work absences

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  • Premium Statistic Causes of short-term absences from work in the United Kingdom in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Causes of long-term absences from work in the United Kingdom in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Days of absence per employee in the UK 2010-2020
  • Premium Statistic Days of absence per employee in the UK 2019, by company size
  • Premium Statistic Yearly change in stress-related absences from work in the UK 2018-2019

Causes of work-related stress

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  • Premium Statistic Causes of work-related stress in the United Kingdom in 2020, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Most common causes of stress at work in the United Kingdom in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Work departments most likely to experience stress in the United Kingdom in 2020
  • Premium Statistic Issues that caused mental health issues in work in the United Kingdom in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Experiences of health issues not caused by work in the United Kingdom in 2019, by age

Employer's actions

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  • Premium Statistic Common measures to help workplace stress in the United Kingdom in 2020
  • Premium Statistic Aspects of health and well-being being promoted by organizations in the UK in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Actions taken by employers to manage mental health in the UK in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Effectiveness of employers in promoting positive mental health in the UK in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Positive effects of technology on employee's well-being in the UK in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Negative effects of technology on employee's well-being in the UK in 2019

Hospital activity due to stress

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  • Premium Statistic Stress-related hospital attendances in the United Kingdom in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Stress-related healthcare costs in the United Kingdom in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Hospital admissions for physical symptoms of stress-related illness in the UK 2019
  • Premium Statistic GP appointments for physical symptoms of stress-related illness in the UK 2019

Stress among healthcare workers

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  • Premium Statistic Frequency of high stress levels of GPs in England 2018
  • Premium Statistic Impact of mental ill health on the work of doctors in the UK in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Frequency of GPs working longer than their contracted hours in England as of 2018
  • Premium Statistic Doctors working beyond their contracted hours in the UK, as of 2018
  • Premium Statistic Trainee doctors feeling burnt out in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
  • Premium Statistic Mental ill health affecting the work of doctors in the UK in 2019, by branch
  • Premium Statistic Mental ill health affecting the work of doctors in the UK in 2019, by age
  • Premium Statistic Mental ill health affecting the work of doctors in the UK in 2019, by hours worked

COVID impact

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  • Basic Statistic Reasons for heightened anxiety during the coronavirus lockdown in the UK 2020
  • Basic Statistic Anxiety levels of individuals during the lockdown in the UK in May 2020
  • Basic Statistic Impact of the lockdown on personal day-to-day emotions in the UK as of May 2020
  • Basic Statistic Impact of the lockdown on people's well-being in Great Britain as of May 2020
  • Basic Statistic Effect of coronavirus crisis on young people's mental health in the UK in 2020
  • Basic Statistic Young people's coping mechanisms during coronavirus crisis in the UK in 2020

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