Economically Active Population Survey
Illnesses
Persons who are employed or who previously worked, who have had a work-related illness, by type of illness and sex
Units: thousands of persons and percentages

,Absolute value,,,Percentage,,,
,Both sexes,Men,Women,Both sexes,Men,Women,
Total,1,632.4,824.5,807.8,100.00,100.00,100.00,
Bone, joint or muscular problems mainly affecting the neck, shoulders, arms or hands,301.7,108.2,193.5,18.48,13.13,23.95,
Bone, joint or muscular problems mainly affecting the legs, hips or feet,263.7,140.0,123.7,16.15,16.98,15.31,
Bone, joint or muscular problems mainly affecting the back,461.8,227.8,233.9,28.29,27.63,28.96,
Respiratory or lung problems,86.0,62.1,23.9,5.27,7.53,2.96,
Skin problem,13.8,7.0,6.8,0.84,0.85,0.84,
Hearing problem,12.6,10.6,2.1,0.77,1.28,0.26,
Stress, depression or anxiety,209.6,97.6,111.9,12.84,11.84,13.86,
Headache and/or eye fatigue,22.6,8.0,14.7,1.39,0.97,1.82,
Heart disease or attack, or other circulatory system problems,88.2,64.9,23.3,5.40,7.87,2.88,
Infectious disease (viral, bacterial or other type of infection),15.2,6.0,9.2,0.93,0.73,1.14,
Stomach, liver or kidney or digestive problems,41.1,24.3,16.8,2.52,2.94,2.08,
Other type of health problem,108.0,66.0,42.0,6.62,8.01,5.20,
They do not know,8.0,2.0,6.1,0.49,0.24,0.75,
Notes:
1) The illness or health problem must have taken place within the 12 months prior to the Sunday of the reference week

 Work-related illness refers to an illness caused or aggravated by the current or previous work
Source: National Statistics Institute