Categories: News Health and safety statistics 2020 - HSE 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: our 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 our annual, infographic-style summary booklet Print