--- title: Stats on poor sleep in the workplace author: Tommaso Zanette - 30/04/24 geometry: margin=1in mainfont: DejaVuSans fontsize: 12pt output: pdf_document urlcolor: blue --- ## Mainly UK - [UCL News. (2023). *Sleep and The Workplace*](https://valentineoh.co.uk/sleep-and-the-workplace/) → Insufficient sleep in the UK leads to productivity losses estimated at over £40 billion annually. - [RAND Europe. (2016). *Lack of Sleep Costing UK Economy Up to £40 Billion a Year*](https://www.rand.org/news/press/2016/11/30/index1.html) → Sleep deprivation costs the UK economy up to £40 billion a year, which is 1.86% of the country's GDP. Increasing nightly sleep could add £24 billion to the economy. - [Primed. (2023). *The impact of poor sleep in the workplace*](https://www.primed.co.uk/the-impact-of-poor-sleep-in-the-workplace/): Poor sleep is costing the UK around £50 billion per year and results in the loss of over 200,000 working hours annually. - [Open Access Government. (2023). *Uncovering the true socioeconomic burden of chronic insomnia in the UK*](https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/uncovering-true-socioeconomic-burden-chronic-insomnia-uk/158641/): Chronic insomnia costs the UK economy up to £34 billion per year due to productivity loss in the workplace. - [Healthy Performance. (2016). *Britain loses 200k working days from sleep deprivation amongst employees*](https://www.healthyperformance.co.uk/britain-loses-200k-working-days-from-sleep-deprivation-amongst-employees/): Lack of adequate sleep is costing the UK economy as much as £40 billion a year in lost productivity. - [ResponseSource Press Release Wire. (2024). *Study Reveals: Poor sleep costing the UK £40 billion annually*](https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/news/105169/study-reveals-poor-sleep-costing-the-uk-40-billion-annually/): Poor sleep costing the UK £40 billion annually in productivity losses. - [Statista. (2016). *Chart: Lack of sleep costs the UK economy £40bn*](https://www.statista.com/chart/7039/lack-of-sleep-costs-the-uk-economy-40-billion/): The estimated annual cost of sleep deprivation in the UK in GDP terms was over £40 billion in 2016 and it's growing... ![statista chart](sleep-losses-chart.jpeg) - [Work in Mind. (2022). *UK Survey finds 74% of UK workers report bad sleep quality*](https://workinmind.org/2022/09/28/workplace-survey-of-8000-uk-workers-finds-74-of-adults-report-bad-sleep-quality/): Sleep deprivation is believed to cost the UK economy £37 billion a year in lost productivity. **So to recap, sleep disorders cost Billions of Pounds each year of lost productivity to the UK market, as quite a lot of people sleep poorly and have very unproductive days** ## Rest of the World (mainly U.S.) Now let's take a look at the US and the rest of the world: - [Sleepscore.com. (2022). *Sleep and Productivity*](https://www.sleepscore.com/blog/sleep-and-productivity/) → Recap of other major studies and stats - [National Safety Council and Sleep Foundation. (2022). Statistics on Sleep and the Workplace](https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/safety-topics/fatigue/cost) → - **$1 million annual loss** for companies with 1,000 employees due to sleep-related fatigue. **1 in 3 US adults** fail to meet the recommended sleep hours, impacting work. **$136.4 billion annual cost** to U.S. companies from fatigue. - [Sleep Medicine Reviews. (2014). *Sleep problems and work injuries*](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2013.01.004) → Poor sleep is linked to a 13% increased risk of work injuries. Insomnia may result in increased workplace accidents, absence and reduced job satisfaction. - [RAND Corporation. (2023). *Why Sleep Matters — The Economic Costs of Insufficient Sleep*](https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2166-1.html) → Insomnia costs the U.S. economy over $200 billion annually in lost productivity. Employees with insomnia miss around 14 days of work each year and they spend another 30 unproductive days at work. - [Frontiers in Psychology. (2020). *Sleep and Organisational Behaviour*](https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00045) → Sleep deprivation negatively affects work performance, cognitive functioning, and emotional processing. - [Journal of Sleep Research. (2010). *Sleep disorders and work performance*](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00890.x) → Sleep disorders substantially increases the likelihood of negative work outcomes, including occupational accidents, absenteeism and presenteeism. - [Sleep Health Journal. (Year not specified). *Sleep Statistics and Facts*](https://www.ncoa.org/adviser/sleep/sleep-statistics/) → this one is good... Good sleep can decrease your risk for many diseases and disorders, like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and dementia. Among adults older than 18, **13.5% reported feeling tired or exhausted most days.** **More than 1/3 of Americans report getting less than seven hours of sleep** in a 24-hour period. About **30% of adults** have symptoms of insomnia, with 10% having insomnia that impacts their daily activities. **Sleep apnea impacts 9%–38%** of the general population. - [Gallup. (2022). *Poor Sleep Linked to $44 Billion in Lost Productivity*](https://news.gallup.com/poll/390797/poor-sleep-linked-billion-lost-productivity.aspx) → Poor sleep among U.S. workers costs organisations an estimated $44 billion annually. I will send you the pdf from which the data has been taken, it's full of stats! also available [here](https://www.gallup.com/file/analytics/390611/Casper-Gallup%202022%20State%20of%20Sleep%20in%20America%20Report.pdf) - [Singlecare. (2024). Sleep statistics 2024](https://www.singlecare.com/blog/news/sleep-statistics/) → Highlights the economic impact of insomnia on the U.S. workforce like "Insomnia costing the U.S. workforce $63.2 billion a year in lost productivity" and other US stats...