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)
Characteristic
Number of days lost in millions
2022
185.6
2021
149.8
2020
118.1
2019
138.2
2018
141.4
2017
131.5
2016
137.3
2015
139.1
2014
134
2013
131.8
2012
134.8
2011
132.4
2010
138.7
2009
146.9
2008
156.1
2007
163.2
2006
159.9
2005
163.5
2004
168.3
2003
178.4
2002
174.7
2001
179
2000
178
1999
185.2
1998
178.6
1997
183.8
1996
176.1
1995
185
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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic a high number of people in employment were on furlough (away from work which they expect to return to) during 2020 which has impacted some of the measures of sickness absence; some of the falls seen in 2020 will be because there were fewer people in work,
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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 December 17, 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 December 17, 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: December 17, 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 December 17, 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/
