In 2022, approximately 185.6 million working hours were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom, compared with 149.81 in the previous year and 185 million hours at the start of the provided time period, in 1995.
Number of days lost through sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 (in millions)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 26, 2023). Number of days lost through sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290150/uk-working-days-lost-to-sickness-absence/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of days lost through sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290150/uk-working-days-lost-to-sickness-absence/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of days lost through sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290150/uk-working-days-lost-to-sickness-absence/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Days Lost through Sickness Absence in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290150/uk-working-days-lost-to-sickness-absence/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of days lost through sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290150/uk-working-days-lost-to-sickness-absence/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Number of days lost through sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290150/uk-working-days-lost-to-sickness-absence/