The costly consequences
​if doing nothing

The cost of absence from work in European countries is on the scale of 2,5-5% of the nation's GDP. 
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The cost of sick leave in Sweden due to mental illness increased between the years 2015-2020 with approximately 6 billion SEK. Sweden lost total SEK 65 billion on sick leave in 2020.

Figures from the
​Swedish Social Insurance
​Agency

​​in the years 2018-2019 show that:​

For individuals between the ages of 25-39, show a trend of 10-15% higher risk of starting cases of illness in a psychiatric diagnosis. In that group the risk is 25% higher for women compared to men.

The highest risk of sick leave in stress-related mental illness are individuals in the ages of 30-44. The figures show that women in that group have more than 40% higher risk than men.

Fatigue syndromes are most pronounced in the 35-44 age group, caused by prolonged tension and lack of recovery. ​

The total individuals at 20-69, in the Swedish labor market in 2019, amounted to 4,3 million. Of those, 58% were diagnosed with stress-related mental illness. The figure shows the division between the different types of diagnoses in psychiatry.