The provided illustration of line graph represents the percentage of workers with sickness absence from five different European countries such as the Netherlands,France,Sweden,the UK and Germany between 1991 and 2001.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that there was an increase in the percentage of workers who were absent due to illness in the Netherland and France.However, figure for Sweden,UK and Germany remained low.
According to the given graph, the Netherlands started at 5% in 1991,experiencing a sharp rise to 6% in 1992. This was followed by a gradual decline to 4,5% by 1995. however from 1996 the rate stedily increased again,reaching 6% by 2001, the highest among all countries. France, on the other hand, saw a less volatile pattern. The illness absence rate remained stable at around 3% between 1991 and 1995, after which it gradually rose to 5% by 2001.
Sweden exhibited a contrasting trend, beginning at approximately 5% in 1991.It showed a slight increase in the first year before declining to around 3% by 1the 997.Despite some flactuation in the following years,the figure remained around 3% by 2001.Germany had the lowest percentage of illness absences throughout the entire period, starting at 1,5% in 1991 and fluctuating slightly.By 2001, the figure rose marginally.
The UK showed relatively stable trends,beginning at around 2,5% in 1991.The percentage fluctuated slightly throughout the decade but finished at almost the same rate by 2001.