In 2025, the sickness absence rate of the United Kingdom was two percent, indicating that percentage of working hours in the UK were lost to sickness during that year. Before 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.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 1, 2025). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /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 2025." Chart. May 1, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /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 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2025, /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 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2025 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/290196/uk-sickness-absence-rate/
