Worldwide, it is estimated that a sedentary lifestyle is responsible for 6% of coronary heart disease cases, 7% of type 2 diabetes, 10% of breast cancer and 10% of colon cancer cases. In fact, it was recently reported that inactivity is responsible for more annual deaths than smoking.
Workplace Ladder Falls a Major Cause of Deaths, Injuries: CDC. There were 113 ladder-related deaths, more than 34,000 ER-treated injuries in 2011 alone. Please note: This article was published more than one year ago. The facts and conclusions presented may have since changed and may no longer be accurate. And More information links may no longer work.
1 In the United States, 165 people die from occupational diseases every day and 18 more die from a work-related injury-equaling about 1,000 deaths per year.2  Workplace deaths, illnesses and injuries cost society $155.5 billion annually. In the United States, 165 people die from occupational diseases every day and 18 more die from a work-related injury-equaling about 1,000 deaths per year.