KAROSHI Hotline Results detail
2007 National Hotline Results
November 17 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline for Doctors, Nurses and Teachers
| 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
| 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% |
2006 National Hotline Results
November 18 (Sat.)
Long working-hour/Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
| 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
| 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% |
2005 National Hotline Results
June 18 (Sat.)
Occupational Stress / Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
| 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% |
2004 National Hotline Results
November 20 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Depression / Overwork Suicide Hotline
| 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
| 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
| 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% |
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
| 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% |
2002 National Hotline Results
June 17 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
| 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% |
2001 National Hotline Results
December 8 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
| 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
| 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% |
2000 National Hotline Results
November 18 (Sat.)
Karoshi / Overwork Suicide Hotline
| 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
| 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% |
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% |
