This bar graph shows the number of days lost due to injury per worker for five countries.There are three tome periods shown begining witn the year 1991 and ending in 2005.

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of workers who were absent

due to

sickness in 5 countries including the Netherlands, France, Sweden, the UK, and Germany over the 10-year

period

from 1991 to 2001.

Overall

, what stands out from the figure is that the Netherlands experienced the highest amount of absent workers with some fluctuations

whereas

the lowest number was shown in Germany and the UK with fewer fluctuations during

this

period

.

To begin

with, around 5% of injuries of labourers were witnessed in 1991 which rose over by 1992 and dropped to nearly 4% in 1996. After that, an upward trend was witnessed up to 2001 about 6% which was top of the graph.

However

, a continuous downward experience in France which fell down 5% to 3% and

then

remained stable over the rest of the

period

.

In addition

, Sweden was leveled off up to 1996 and after that, there was a significant increase of approximately 5% during

this

period

.

Finally

, the UK and Germany both saw a steady fluctuation above or below 2% in the years 1991 and 2001, respectively.