September 2021 PMID 34011457

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000-2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury.

Frank Pega, Bálint Náfrádi, Natalie C Momen, Yuka Ujita, Kai N Streicher, Annette M Prüss-Üstün, Alexis Descatha, Tim Driscoll, Frida M Fischer, Lode Godderis, Hannah M Kiiver, Jian Li, Linda L Magnusson Hanson, Reiner Rugulies

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417
Peak: 24 in May 2021
across 7 sources since May 2021

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What people are saying

The discussions consistently reference the key findings, such as the link between working over 55 hours and increased risks of cardiovascular disease, often using phrases like 'serious health risks' or 'important study.' The tone combines concern and acknowledgment of the study’s relevance, with some example comments like 'working long hours raises mortality risk,' demonstrating recognition of its real-world implications.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions agree with the study’s findings, emphasizing the health risks of long working hours and acknowledging the importance of this research.

InterestModerate interest

Posts show moderate interest, referencing the study and its implications but not deeply exploring details or solutions.

EngagementModerate engagement

Several posts engage with the topic by sharing statistics and personal opinions, but the overall depth remains relatively surface-level.

ImpactHigh impact

The discussions highlight the significant impact of the research, emphasizing its importance in understanding workplace health issues and prompting social awareness.

Abstract in brief

  • This study analyzes how working long hours (55+ hours/week) increases the risk of developing ischemic heart disease and stroke across 194 countries between 2000 and 2016, finding that approximately 89% of the global population was exposed to these long working hours in 2016.
  • It estimates that around 745,194 deaths and 233 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2016 were caused by working long hours, with significant risks especially for men and working-age adults.
  • The findings highlight that exposure to long working hours is common worldwide and contributes substantially to the global burden of cardiovascular diseases, according to data from WHO and ILO research.

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Rogue FitSurgeon
@FitSurgeon · X

Hacer residencia es bueno, chambear menos de 55hrs a la semana para no morir ya es avaricia https://t.co/jovzqd7Ypu https://t.co/a7BQfbQkNu

Jun 10, 2021 · 25 likes · 2 shares · 47,710 followers View post →
André Oliveira
@andre_ufmg · X

Paper aqui: https://t.co/3hKDT7anj3

May 17, 2021 · 12 likes · 1,914 followers View post →
Equity & Health
@equitylist · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury #SDOH https://t.co/6lcX825Mmv

May 17, 2021 · 5 likes · 6 shares · 28,908 followers View post →
Healthier Workforce Center
@HWC_Midwest · X

Dec 2, 2021 · 5 likes · 1 share · 416 followers View post →
Future of Work Lab Konstanz
@KNFutureWorkLab · X

What happens when we work more all the time? A recent review by the @WHO and @ilo (Pega et al., 2021) found that working long hours (55+ hours/week) is associated with a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. https://t.co/dG1ZBzO4Di https://t.co/YGu383gNDt

Jun 17, 2021 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 209 followers View post →
Dr Frank Pega
@Frank_Pega · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours - 745,000 deaths https://t.co/oSUUObAnKY

Sep 7, 2021 · 4 likes · 1 share · 2,525 followers View post →

All mentions

けんきう☆カゲキ団
@junt_g2643 · X

アフリカ諸国でもこういう報告がされているんだけど・・・ https://t.co/JDy0CMqmfT まあ自分の国の与党を批判することでしか存在意義を見いだせないんだからその程度の認識で発言するのはしょうがないわな、能力の限界。 https://t.co/v1nPdiTwKD

Oct 7, 2025 · 1,951 followers View post →
medRxivpreprint
@medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · Bluesky

Global, Regional, and National Burdens of Ischemic Stroke Attributed to High Body-mass Index from 1990 to 2021 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.20.24315842v1

Oct 22, 2024 View post →
Mustafa Ersözlü
@MustafaErsozlu · X

Kaynak: Pega et al. 'Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours' Environ Int. 2021;154:106595. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106595

Jun 18, 2023 · 741 followers View post →
Michael Hogan
@michaelhogannui · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury https://t.co/wHHqIx1vE0

Dec 6, 2022 · 2 likes · 3,506 followers View post →
Agathonia Media
@AgathoniaMedia · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long #WorkingHours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the #Work-related Burden of Disease & Injury https://t.co/yNzQLNOiTH

Oct 21, 2022 · 1 like · 1,226 followers View post →
Rebecca L. Schumann
@RebeccaSchumann · X

RT @HWC_Midwest: "Recognize that burnout is not a mental health crisis but a workplace issue... a product of the environment. Small steps c…

Oct 14, 2022 · 3 shares · 184 followers View post →
UIC Center for Healthy Work
@UICHealthyWork · X

RT @HWC_Midwest: "Recognize that burnout is not a mental health crisis but a workplace issue... a product of the environment. Small steps c…

Oct 14, 2022 · 3 shares · 242 followers View post →
Healthier Workforce Center
@HWC_Midwest · X

"Recognize that burnout is not a mental health crisis but a workplace issue... a product of the environment. Small steps can make a BIG difference." @Surgeon_General #TWHSymposium Get started with this great video ➡️https://t.co/UjaXUZ253Y

Oct 14, 2022 · 3 likes · 3 shares · 416 followers View post →
Dr. Shane Scahill
@pharmashane · X

Dont work too hard in these COVID times...Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and s... https://t.co/aHXwaY7IhN

Jan 26, 2022 · 1 like · 377 followers View post →
Healthier Workforce Center
@HWC_Midwest · X

Looking for ways to address #burnout in the workplace this year? Dr. Eean Crawford offers solutions in our recent video ▶ https://t.co/UjaXUZ1xeq https://t.co/eJugkKhjBC

Jan 25, 2022 · 416 followers View post →
UIC Center for Healthy Work
@UICHealthyWork · X

RT @HWC_Midwest:

Dec 3, 2021 · 1 share · 242 followers View post →
Healthier Workforce Center
@HWC_Midwest · X

Dec 2, 2021 · 5 likes · 1 share · 416 followers View post →
SourceEngine
@source_engine1 · X

The study shows that people who work more than 55 hours per week are at higher risk of heart disease and stroke than an average workweek of 35-40 hours. #longhours https://t.co/uFHAtz7CZp https://t.co/puINQwkjmj

Nov 24, 2021 · 373 followers View post →
Open University
@OpenPUniversity · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden ofDisease and Injury https://t.co/RQDcf1le8b

Sep 20, 2021 · 1 like · 217 followers View post →
Lode Godderis
@lode_godderis · X

RT @Frank_Pega: Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours…

Sep 7, 2021 · 1 share · 1,093 followers View post →
Dr Frank Pega
@Frank_Pega · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours - 745,000 deaths https://t.co/oSUUObAnKY

Sep 7, 2021 · 4 likes · 1 share · 2,525 followers View post →
GVA Invassat
@GVAinvassat · X

RECUERDA el artículo de la rev. Environment International de la revisión de #ILO y #OMS:

Sep 1, 2021 · 2 likes · 3,227 followers View post →
Malcolm Scott
@malcscot · X

1038. Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016 https://t.co/f77MjpQrbA

Aug 29, 2021 · 1 like · 161 followers View post →
dn.rath@gmail.com
@dn_rath · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury - ScienceDirect

Aug 24, 2021 · 558 followers View post →
GVA Invassat
@GVAinvassat · X

Jul 21, 2021 · 1 like · 3,227 followers View post →
GVA Invassat
@GVAinvassat · X

Jul 21, 2021 · 2 likes · 3,227 followers View post →
Dr Frank Pega
@Frank_Pega · X

RT @equitylist: Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours…

Jul 2, 2021 · 6 shares · 2,525 followers View post →
Florian Kunze
@ProfKunze · X

RT @KNFutureWorkLab: What happens when we work more all the time? A recent review by the @WHO and @ilo (Pega et al., 2021) found that work…

Jun 18, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,331 followers View post →
Dr Frank Pega
@Frank_Pega · X

RT @KNFutureWorkLab: What happens when we work more all the time? A recent review by the @WHO and @ilo (Pega et al., 2021) found that work…

Jun 17, 2021 · 2 shares · 2,525 followers View post →
Future of Work Lab Konstanz
@KNFutureWorkLab · X

What happens when we work more all the time? A recent review by the @WHO and @ilo (Pega et al., 2021) found that working long hours (55+ hours/week) is associated with a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. https://t.co/dG1ZBzO4Di https://t.co/YGu383gNDt

Jun 17, 2021 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 209 followers View post →
Quentin Durand-Moreau, MD
@qdurandmoreau · X

Here is the paper, with @Frank_Pega as lead author https://t.co/V6vjzXuIrB

Jun 15, 2021 · 2 likes · 2,982 followers View post →
Christopher Jeyapaul
@dcJeyapaul · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and s... https://t.co/Uq5vR2wNSh

Jun 12, 2021 · 471 followers View post →
Alex Guayta
@AlexGuayta · X

Cuando tu frase de Morir lentamente es muy real!! Long working (>55 hours/wk) raises mortality risk. https://t.co/3KCrLXXi5S https://t.co/3gmqsy6erC

Jun 10, 2021 · 43 followers View post →
Dra. Zom-Bi-Hawk
@dra_hawk94 · X

RT @FitSurgeon: Hacer residencia es bueno, chambear menos de 55hrs a la semana para no morir ya es avaricia https://t.co/jovzqd7Ypu https:…

Jun 10, 2021 · 2 shares · 234 followers View post →
Rogue FitSurgeon
@FitSurgeon · X

Hacer residencia es bueno, chambear menos de 55hrs a la semana para no morir ya es avaricia https://t.co/jovzqd7Ypu https://t.co/a7BQfbQkNu

Jun 10, 2021 · 25 likes · 2 shares · 47,710 followers View post →
Matt Price
@MRPsci · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Inju… https://t.co/vpGkehBNhY

Jun 1, 2021 · 1 followers View post →
にとり
@Mioda_y · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and s... https://t.co/u7rJzVfBrJ

May 23, 2021 · 439 followers View post →
Dataemia
@Dataemia · X

(Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000-2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and ...) https://t.co/QKxgq8l3GV

May 20, 2021 · 968 followers View post →
Belete A Desimmie, MD PhD
@adbelete · X

Do I tweet

May 19, 2021 · 1,139 followers View post →
Future of Work - ADAPT
@ADAPT_bulletin · X

Global,regional,and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the @WHO/@ilo Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury https://t.co/VbZbK1rFnf

May 19, 2021 · 1 like · 5,966 followers View post →
Denise Torreão
@DeniseTorreao · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and s... https://t.co/5owuhXrw3Z

May 18, 2021 · 1 like View post →
funahasi_masahiro
@mfuna · X

RT @a_kobashi: 世界で年間およそ5億人が働きすぎていて、75万の命が過労で失われている。WHOの調査。 Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke att…

May 18, 2021 · 1 share · 753 followers View post →
小橋昭彦
@a_kobashi · X

世界で年間およそ5億人が働きすぎていて、75万の命が過労で失われている。WHOの調査。 Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016 - ScienceDirect https://t.co/kqQBwmfvSO

May 18, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,005 followers View post →
Denise Torreão
@DeniseTorreao · X

https://t.co/zWLJLmudIb

May 18, 2021 · 1 like View post →
Sgt. Pepper
@VicWord · X

Los médicos residentes en México tienen mayor riesgo de cardiopatía isquémica y accidente cerebrovascular porque, en promedio, trabajan más de 55 horas a la semana. https://t.co/lmi0m3uxcG

May 18, 2021 · 1 like · 446 followers View post →
Sharon Fastlicht
@sfastlicht · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury https://t.co/v0m9U9VNLx

May 18, 2021 · 5,008 followers View post →
Éric Fleutelot
@EricFleutelot · X

Ci-dessous, l'article scientifique où il est expliqué la surmortalité des personnes qui travaillent 55 h/semaine et plus, et dont on parle dans les médias ces jours-ci Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and s... https://t.co/pTEKGY42bE

May 18, 2021 · 2,093 followers View post →
SFUPA
@SFUPA1 · X

RT @M_Peycelon: Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and s... https://t.co/3srarwHkRA

May 17, 2021 · 1 share · 877 followers View post →
Sonny
@DudeBNY · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury https://t.co/En8IP7uE4M

May 17, 2021 · 225 followers View post →
Catarina Cunha
@clemoscatarina · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and s... https://t.co/GI2v3Kj1vj @tnatw

May 17, 2021 · 1,767 followers View post →
André Oliveira
@andre_ufmg · X

Paper aqui: https://t.co/3hKDT7anj3

May 17, 2021 · 12 likes · 1,914 followers View post →
Leo Benning
@leo_benning · X

A very unsettling report by the @WHO today: "Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000". https://t.co/EK6dMwZmOR https://t.co/XVRvfIYVmH

May 17, 2021 · 1 like · 75 followers View post →
Lucia Ruggiero EALR
@luciaruggiero · X

RT @equitylist: Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours…

May 17, 2021 · 6 shares · 1,028 followers View post →
Equity and Health
@equityhealthdev · X

RT @equitylist: Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours…

May 17, 2021 · 6 shares · 3,464 followers View post →
Culture of Health Eq
@CofHEQ · X

RT @equitylist: Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours…

May 17, 2021 · 6 shares · 1,095 followers View post →
Gajendra Budhathoki ♿
@gbudhathoki · X

RT @equitylist: Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours…

May 17, 2021 · 6 shares · 127,472 followers View post →
Global Health Observ
@GlobalPHObserv · X

RT @equitylist: Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours…

May 17, 2021 · 6 shares · 6,543 followers View post →
Equity & Health
@equitylist · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury #SDOH https://t.co/6lcX825Mmv

May 17, 2021 · 5 likes · 6 shares · 28,908 followers View post →
Matthieu Peycelon
@M_Peycelon · X

Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and s... https://t.co/3srarwHkRA

May 17, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 2,320 followers View post →
hightimer
@burning_weedman · X

テドロスさんまともなこと言ってるw 「命より大切な仕事などない」 週55時間以上働いている労働者は世界で9%。日本人の多くが含まれているだろう。その場合、虚血性疾患と脳卒中などが原因で短命になると関連付けられた。規制すべき時期が来た。 https://t.co/dITaBGePz7

May 17, 2021 · 1,154 followers View post →