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.

The line graph illustrates the percentages of employees in five European countries who were absent for a day or more

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sickness between 1991 and 2001.

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was predominant

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all year, except for the first

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and Sweden each experienced an increase, with the difference being that the former country’s

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dipped in the middle of the

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that of the latter

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showed consistent growth. The trends of the remaining countries, namely

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, Germany, and France, all remained virtually stable, except for France’s, which declined steadily in the first half of the

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. In 1991, just under 5% of workers from

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were absent

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being ill.

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year, the number increased to about 5,5%, but started declining steadily in 1993, reaching a point

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about 4% in 1996.

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was followed by an increase

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almost 1% in 1997, and

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rise; by the end of the

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stood at nearly 6%. Sweden’s

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remained almost unchanged in the first five years, fluctuating between just under and just above 3%. From 1996, the

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grew to about 3,2%, and

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to 3,5% in 1997. The

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experienced consistent growth

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, reaching a point of approximately 5,5% by 2001. France, whose percentage was

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the highest, showed a significant decline in its

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about 5%, and went up slightly in 1992; but in the next

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it dipped by almost 1%, and continued declining until 1996

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when its

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had reached a point just above 3%. The number remained completely unchanged for the rest of the

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. As for the remaining countries, namely

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and Germany, their trends experienced only slight changes. The

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the former

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fluctuated between 2% and just above 2% over the

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, increasing from 2% in 1991 to about 2,3% in 2001. The

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of the latter

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fluctuated from 2% to just below it all over the

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, showing a minor decline

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approximately 0,3%

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of the

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