After 22 years, researchers found that the women who worked on rotating night shifts for more than five years were up to 11% more likely to have died early compared to those who never worked these shifts. ...

Does shift work shorten your life?

The World Health Organization has even dubbed shift work a likely carcinogen. Now, new research indicates that inconsistent hours can cut your life short. ... Shift work increased the risk of death from any cause by 11 percent in nurses who worked rotating shifts for at least five years.

What is the life expectancy of a shift worker?

Of the women who worked rotating night shifts for more than six years, 11 percent experienced a shortened lifespan. Risk of death by cardiovascular disease jumped by 19 percent for those who worked this way for six to 14 years and by 23 percent for those who did so for 15 years or more.