This statistic shows the number of days lost through sickness absence per worker in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2013. There was a steady decrease over this period. On average during these 11 years, 5.21 working days were lost due to sickness absence per worker, with the highest number of lost days per worker in 2003 and the lowest in 2013.
Number of days lost through sickness absence per worker in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2013*
* A day is defined as 7.5 hours.
**The number of days lost through sickness absence is calculated for all people in employment aged 16 and over.
***Quarterly datasets were used to generate annual averages
The average number of days lost to sickness per worker is calculated by dividing the total number of days lost to sickness by the total number of people aged 16 and over in employment.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 25, 2014). Number of days lost through sickness absence per worker in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2013* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290209/number-of-days-lost-through-sickness-absence-per-worker-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of days lost through sickness absence per worker in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2013* ." Chart. February 25, 2014. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290209/number-of-days-lost-through-sickness-absence-per-worker-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2014). Number of days lost through sickness absence per worker in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2013* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290209/number-of-days-lost-through-sickness-absence-per-worker-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Days Lost through Sickness Absence per Worker in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2003 to 2013* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290209/number-of-days-lost-through-sickness-absence-per-worker-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of days lost through sickness absence per worker in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2013* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290209/number-of-days-lost-through-sickness-absence-per-worker-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 13, 2022)
