In 2022, the sickness absence rate of women in the United Kingdom was 3.2 percent, while for men it was 2.2 percent, indicating that 3.2 percent of working hours for women, and 2.2 percent of working hours for men were lost in that year.
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
2022
2.2%
3.2%
2021
1.8%
2.6%
2020
1.5%
2.3%
2019
1.6%
2.4%
2018
1.6%
2.5%
2017
1.5%
2.4%
2016
1.6%
2.5%
2015
1.7%
2.6%
2014
1.6%
2.5%
2013
1.6%
2.6%
2012
1.7%
2.7%
2011
1.7%
2.6%
2010
1.8%
2.8%
2009
1.9%
3%
2008
2%
3.1%
2007
2.1%
3.2%
2006
2.2%
2.9%
2005
2.2%
3.1%
2004
2.3%
3.3%
2003
2.5%
3.4%
2002
2.4%
3.5%
2001
2.5%
3.5%
2000
2.5%
3.5%
1999
2.6%
3.7%
1998
2.5%
3.6%
1997
2.6%
3.8%
1996
2.5%
3.6%
1995
2.6%
3.8%
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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). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
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, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Working Hours That Were Lost Due to Sickness Absence in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290228/uk-sickness-absence-rate-by-gender/
