Work duration linked to stroke

A new World Health Organisation (WHO) study has revealed health hazards of working for long hours. In a first global analysis of the loss of life associated with long working hours, WHO and the International Labour Organization estimate that, in 2016, 3,98,000 people died from stroke and 3,47,000 from heart disease as a result of having worked at least 55 hours/week. It is an increase of nearly 30% from 2000.