The graph below shows the percentage of workers from five different European countries that were absent for a day or more due to illness from 1991 to 2001. Summarise the information by selecting reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph gives information about absenteeism in workers for a day or more

due to

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illness in the

Netherlands

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,

France

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,

Sweden

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, the

Uk

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and Germany from 1991 to 2001. It can be noted that the percentage eventually increased for the

Netherlands

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and

Sweden

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.

On the other hand

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,

France

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was the only country where the number decreased significantly.

Moreover

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, The

UK

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and Germany

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stable throughout the period. In Germany, a mere 1.5% of the employees called in sick, which remained unchanged from the year 1991 to 2001.

However

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, the

UK

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and

Sweden

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had 2.5% and 3% of sick leave rates which never changed for the

UK

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throughout the years but surged drastically to approximately 4.5% for

Sweden

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.

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,

France

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and the

Netherlands

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had the highest data of about 5%. It declined considerably to 3% for

France

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but escalated sharply to almost 5.5% for the

Netherlands

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with some fluctuations in between.