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

Statistics report on 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 and absences, alongside the actions that employers take to tackle workplace stress, stress among healthcare workers, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and recent lockdown on mental well-being.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Share of people in the UK who felt stressed at least once a month in 2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of people in the UK who felt stressed at least once a month in 2021, by city
  • Premium Statistic Share of people in the UK who felt stressed in 2021, by cause
  • Premium Statistic Share of people in the UK feeling stressed in 2021, by gender and cause
  • Premium Statistic Share of people in the UK who felt stressed about their health in 2021, by region

Work-related stress

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  • Premium Statistic Number of workers reporting work-related stress in Britain 2008-2025
  • Premium Statistic Most common causes of stress at work in the United Kingdom in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of Britons who felt stressed at work in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of Britons who felt very or fairly stressed at work in 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of Britons who felt very or fairly stressed at work in 2022, by frequency

Work absences

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  • Premium Statistic Causes of short-term absences from work in the United Kingdom in 2025
  • Premium Statistic Causes of long-term absences from work in the United Kingdom in 2025
  • Premium Statistic Causes of stress-related absence from work in the United Kingdom in 2025
  • Premium Statistic Days of absence per employee in the UK 2010-2025
  • Premium Statistic Days of absence per employee in the UK 2025, by company size

Employer's actions

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  • Premium Statistic Aspects of health and well-being being promoted by organizations in the UK in 2025
  • Premium Statistic Actions taken by employers to manage mental health in the UK in 2025
  • Premium Statistic Effectiveness of employers in promoting positive mental health in the UK in 2022

Stress among healthcare workers

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  • Premium Statistic Share of UK NHS staff unwell due to work related stress by occupation 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of UK NHS staff who felt burnt out in 2023, by organization type
  • Premium Statistic Share of UK NHS staff with a good work-life balance in 2023, by occupation
  • Premium Statistic Share of GPs having an extremely or very stressful job in the UK, 2019 and 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of GPs feeling burned out in the UK in 2022

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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