Occupational diseases

Occupational diseases are defined as any illness that may be work-related but is not recognized as an occupational disease by a social security system.

Our missions

  • Monitoring the epidemiological trends of occupational diseases

  • Enabling the adaptation of preventive measures

  • Provide data to update occupational disease tables

  • Estimating underreporting of occupational diseases

Results of the 2023 MCP Fortnightly Competitions

Participating regions

Number of two-week periods Participating occupational physicians Participation rate Number of employees seen Reporting rate
National** 29 281 12% 38,533 9.4%
Antilles** 4 11 (having participated in at least one fortnight) - 1,140 7.6%
Brittany 2 19 6% 1,391 12.0%
Centre-Val de Loire 2 24 13% 3,962 6.0%
Grand Est 2 57 16% 5,219 8.1%
Hauts-de-France 2 59 14% 7,836 5.1%
New Aquitaine 2 41 8% 4,312 8.0%
Pays de la Loire 2 17 5% 1,127 20%*

Prevalence rates of MCP by gender (%)

Musculoskeletal disorders Mental distress Hearing disorders Irritation and/or allergy
H F H F M F H F
National** 4.4 4.9 2.3 6.7 0.1 <0.1 0.2 0.2
Brittany 3.5 5.2 3.6 9.6 - - - -
West Indies** 3.3 6.3 0.6 4.7 0.1 - 0.1 0.3
Centre-Val de Loire 2.8 3.5 1.0 4.3 - - - -
Grand Est 4.1 5.2 1.6 5.4 - - - -
Hauts-de-France 1.9 1.7 1.5 4.8 - - - -
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2.7 3.9 2.3 6.6 - - - -
Pays de la Loire 9.3* 9.8* 6.6* 13.5* - - - -

* Adjusted rates

**:
Data for the Antilles have been aggregated for the years 2020, 2022, and 2023. National
data have been aggregated for the years 2022 and 2023

Since 2019, all indicators have been adjusted for gender, age, socio-professional category, and economic sector.

In relation to

Musculoskeletal disorders

thematic dossier

Musculoskeletal disorders primarily manifest as pain and functional impairment of varying severity, often occurring on a daily basis and caused or exacerbated by work

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Mental distress and burnout

thematic dossier

Mental health can be affected by certain psychosocial workplace exposures, leading to conditions such as burnout, depression, and suicidal behavior.

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