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 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
illness in the
Netherlands
,
France
,
Sweden
, the
Uk
and Germany from 1991 to 2001. It can be noted that the percentage eventually increased for the
Netherlands
and
Sweden
.
On the other hand
,
France
was the only country where the number decreased significantly.
Moreover
, The
UK
and Germany
was
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were
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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
, the
UK
and
Sweden
had 2.5% and 3% of sick leave rates which never changed for the
UK
throughout the years but surged drastically to approximately 4.5% for
Sweden
.
In addition
,
France
and the
Netherlands
had the highest data of about 5%. It declined considerably to 3% for
France
but escalated sharply to almost 5.5% for the
Netherlands
with some fluctuations in between.
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