Sickness absence rate in the UK 1995-2022, by age group
In 2022 the sickness absence rate for those in the work force aged 65 and over in the UK was 3.7 percent, indicating that 3.7 percent of their workings hours were lost during that year due to sickness. The sickness absence rate gets progressively higher with older age groups, with the youngest age group having an absence rate of just 1.9 percent.