Number of days lost to sickness absence in the UK 1995-2024

Published by D. Clark, Jun 4, 2025

In 2042, approximately 148.9 million working hours were lost due to sickness absence in the United Kingdom, compared with 163.8 in the previous year and 185 million hours at the start of the provided time period, in 1995.

Number of days lost through sickness absence in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2024 (in millions)

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Release date

June 2025

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1995 to 2024

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

*Data reweighted from 2019 onwards

**The source advises caution for these years due to the impact of government support policies during the COVID-19 pandemic

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