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