27,800 people killed - or seriously injured on Great Britain's roads on weekdays during 2002. Among pedestrians and car users most casualties occur in the morning and evening 'rush hours', so you don't need to drive for a living for it to happen to you.
Source - Office for National Statistics (ONS)
1 in 5 of all working individuals thought their job was very or extremely stressful.
Source - Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
500,000 occupational stress cases are reported each year
Source - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
1,108,000 people in Great Britain suffered from a musculoskeletal disorder in 2003/2004. Results of the latest Survey of Self Reported Work Related Illness indicate that, in their opinion, this was caused or made worse by their current or past work.
Source - Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
1 in 9 women will develop Breast Cancer at some point in their lives.
1 in 3 men between the ages of 40 and 70 will develop a critical illness - that's 32 in every 100 men.
Out of those 32 :
15 will develop Cancer
10 will have a Heart Attack
5 will suffer a Stroke
2 will have Coronary Artery By-pass Surgery
1 in 4 women between the ages of 40 and 70 will develop a critical Illness - that's 25 in every 100 women.
Out of those 25 :
17 will develop Cancer
3 will have a Heart Attack
3 will suffer a Stroke
1 will have Coronary Artery By-pass Surgery
1 will develop Multiple Sclerosis
Source - Munich Re, 2002
25 million working days are lost annually as a result of workplace accidents, injuries or ill health.
1.2 million people are suffering from back pain and repetitive strain injuries caused by their work.
Source - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
1.53 million people are unemployed as at January 2006.
Source - Office for National Statistics (ONS)
90 families have their home Repossessed each day, the majority due to the financial problems associated with unemployment.
Source - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)
233,600 new cases of malignant cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) registered in England in 2004.
The four most common cancers - breast, lung, colorectal and prostate - accounted for just over half of these. Around 117,800 of the total were males and 115,800 females.
Breast cancer accounted for 32 per cent of cases among women and prostate cancer for 25 per cent among men.
1 in 4 people die from cancer.
125,600 deaths from cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) in England in 2004.
The four most common cancers accounted for just under half of these.
Around 65,650 were males and 59,950 females.
Source: Office for National Statistics
280,000 heart attacks in the UK every year - that's one every 2 minutes
2.6 million people are estimated to currently be suffering from coronary heart disease.
Source: British Heart Foundation, 2002
Two-thirds of men suffering their first heart attack will survive for a minimum of 5 years.
Source: Munich Re, 2002
85,000 people with MS.
2,500 individuals are newly diagnosed every year
MS is the most common neurological disorder among young adults.
People are usually diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40, but can be older.
Source: Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2002
300,000 people being affected at any one time which is the largest single cause of severe disability.
Source: The Stroke Association, 2002
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