Mental Health
Statistics
1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England (1)
1 in 5 adults in England is living with a common mental
health problem (2)
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The economic and social costs of mental ill health in England is now estimated at £300 billion a year (in 2022 prices) – nearly double the
annual NHS budget in England (3)
In 2022/23, there were an estimated 875,000 workers suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety, resulting in 17.1 million working days lost (4)
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The annual cost of poor mental health for UK employers is currently estimated at £51 billion, through presenteeism, sickness absence and staff turnover (5)
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Recent research finds that, on average, there is a positive return on investment of around £4.70 for every £1 invested in mental health interventions in the workplace (6)
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Sources
1. McManus, S., Meltzer, H., Brugha, T. S., Bebbington, P. E., & Jenkins, R. (2009). Adult psychiatric morbidity in England, 2007: results of a household survey
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2. Liubertiene, G., Sloman, A., Morris, S., Bhavsar, V., Clark, C., Das-Munshi, J., Jenkins, R., McManus, S., Oram, S., & Wessely, S. (2025) Common mental health conditions. In Morris, S., Hill, S., Brugha, T., McManus, S. (Eds.), Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey: Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, England, 2023/4. NHS England. Available at: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/ statistical/adult-psychiatric-morbidity-survey/survey-of-mental-health-andwellbeing-england-2023–24/common-mental-health-conditions
3. Cardoso, F. and McHayle, Z. (2024) The economic and social costs of mental ill health. Available at: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/ the-economic-and-social-costs-of-mental-ill-health/ (Accessed: 3 July 2025)
4. Health and Safety Executive. (2023). Health and safety at work: Summary statistics for Great Britain 2023. Available at: https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/hssh2223.pdf
5. McManus S, Bebbington P, Jenkins R, Brugha T. (eds.) (2016) Mental health and wellbeing in England: Adult psychiatric morbidity survey 2014.