2007 National Hotline Results
Novenber 17 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline for Doctors, Nurses and Teachers
Conducted in 20 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
68
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
32
5
21
4
2 |
47.0% |
Karoshi Prevention and overwork |
25 |
36.8% |
Others |
11 |
16.2% |
June 16 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 30 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
203
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
76
13
45
16
2 |
37.4% |
Karoshi Prevention and overwork |
94 |
46.3% |
Others |
33 |
16.3% |
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2006 National Hotline Results
November 18 (Sat.)
Long working-hour/Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 22 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
153
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
50
12
28
5
5 |
32.7% |
Karoshi Prevention and overwork |
82 |
53.6% |
Others |
21 |
13.7% |
June 17 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 29 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
216
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
90
26
52
10
2 |
41.7% |
Karoshi Prevention and overwork |
88 |
40.7% |
Others |
38 |
17.6% |
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2005 National Hotline Results
June 18 (Sat.)
Occupational Stress / Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 29 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
302
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
126
27
73
22
4 |
41.7% |
Karoshi Prevention and overwork |
121 |
40.1% |
Others |
55 |
18.2% |
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2004 National Hotline Results
November 20 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Depression / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 15 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
160
|
Workers' compensation (death / medical treatment)
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide
Of Which: psychiatric disorder (other than suicide)
Of Which: others |
58
16
5
36
1 |
36.3% |
Karoshi Prevention and overwork |
57 |
35.6% |
Others |
45 |
28.1% |
August 9 (Mon.)
Heat Attach Hotline
Conducted in 5 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
31
|
Labour |
17 |
54.7% |
School / sports |
3 |
9.9% |
Others |
1 |
35.4% |
June 19 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 31 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
214
|
Workers' compensation (death / medical treatment)
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide
Of Which: psychiatric disorder (other than suicide)
Of Which: others |
96
44
22
18
5 |
44.9% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
96 |
44.9% |
Others |
22 |
10.2% |
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2003 National Hotline Results
November 22 (Sat.)
Overtime work / Overwork Hotline
Details of consultations |
Total
|
57
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
41
17
12
12
0 |
71.9% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
16 |
28.1% |
Others |
0 |
0.0% |
June 17 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 27 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
334
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
132
77
44
8
1 |
39.5% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
160 |
47.9% |
Others |
42 |
12.6% |
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2002 National Hotline Results
June 17 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 28 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
334
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
108
58
36
6
8 |
48.0% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
92 |
40.9% |
Others |
25 |
11.1% |
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2001 National Hotline Results
December 8 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 15 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
334
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: cerebral / heart disease
Of Which: suicide / psychiatric disorder
Of Which: other stress-related illness
Of Which: others |
60
38
18
4
0 |
55.5% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
38 |
35.2% |
Others |
10 |
9.3% |
June 16 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 27 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
352
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: suicide |
114
50 |
32.4% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
169 |
48.0% |
Others |
69 |
19.6% |
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2000 National Hotline Results
November 18 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 19 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
126
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: suicide |
54
15 |
42.9% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
50 |
39.7% |
Others |
22 |
17.4% |
June 17 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
Conducted in 31 prefectures
Details of consultations |
Total
|
206
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: death was involved
Of Which: suicide |
89
69
35 |
43.2% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
81 |
39.3% |
Others |
36 |
17.5% |
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1988-1999 National Hotline Results
Content of Consultations
Details of consultations |
Total
|
5,304
|
Workers' compensation
Of Which: involving death |
3,501
2,336 |
66.0% |
Karoshi prevention and overwork |
1,435 |
27.1% |
Others |
368 |
6.9% |
Breakdown of Consultations (Excerpt)
Callers |
Total
|
4,936
|
Workers |
961 |
19.5% |
Wives |
2,321 |
47.0% |
Other relatives (incl. husbands) |
1,099 |
22.3% |
Labor unions |
64 |
1.3% |
Others and unknown |
491 |
9.9% |
Age of victims |
Total
|
4,936
|
Under 30 |
456 |
9.2% |
30-39 |
740 |
15.0% |
40-49 |
1,239 |
25.1% |
50-59 |
1,189 |
24.1% |
Over 60 |
261 |
5.30% |
Unknown |
1,052 |
21.3% |
Breakdown of Workers' Compensation Consultations (Excerpt)
Occupation of victims |
Total
|
3,501
|
Directors / executives |
140 |
4.0% |
Managers |
838 |
23.9% |
Non-clerical workers |
749 |
21.4% |
Sales / clerical workers |
774 |
22.1% |
Drivers |
300 |
8.6% |
Technical workers |
307 |
8.8% |
Government employees |
263 |
7.5% |
Cause of death reported by callers |
Total
|
3,501
|
Brain |
Cerebral hemorrhage |
479 |
13.7% |
|
Subarachnoidal hemorrhage |
740 |
15.0% |
|
Cerebral thrombus / infarction |
214 |
6.1% |
Heart |
Cardiac infarction |
358 |
10.2% |
|
Heart failure |
527 |
15.1% |
Suicide |
330 |
9.4% |
Others |
1,105 |
31.6% |
Gender of victims |
Total
|
3,501
|
Male |
3,205 |
91.6% |
Female |
176 |
5.0% |
Unknown |
120 |
3.4% |
|