In 2022 the sickness absense rate of the United Kingdom was 2.6 percent, indicating that 2.6 percent of working hours in the UK were lost to sickness during that year. Prior to 2021, the sickness absence rate in the UK had been gradually declining, with 2019 reporting the lowest rate, and 1995 having the highest rate at 3.1 percent.
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 26, 2023). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Working Hours That Were Lost Due to Sickness Absence in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/