Fact Based List:

Annual cost* of lost productivity as a result of unhealthy workers' absenteeism**

Submitted by Kevin Gemulla on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 16:28


  1. Overweight or obese and no chronic conditions - $513,544,375
  2. Overweight or obese and one to two chronic conditions - $32,156,821,142
  3. Overweight or obese and three or more chronic conditions - $81,313,839,758
  4. Normal weight and one to two chronic conditions - $15,563,165,458
  5. Normal weight and three or more chronic conditions - $23,850,678,489

Notes: *Costs are estimates **$341 per missed work day is based on (inflation-adjusted) research published by Goetzel, et al. (2003)
Source: Gallup
Source URL: http://www.gallup.com/poll/150026/Unhealthy-Workers-Absentee...



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