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.Summarise the information by selecting reporting the main features, and make comparisons...

The line graph illustrates the proportion of employees from Netherlands,France, Sweden, UK and Germany that were absent for a day or more because of illness over the course of 10 years starting from 1991.

Overall, there was a significant upward trend in the number of workers having absence in Netherlands and Sweden over the period, while employees in France saw a considerable decrease at the same period. Another interesting fact is that the absence of employees in America and Germany underwent a moderate increase until the end of the time surveyed

To begin with, the figure for those having absence due to illness in Netherlands began the period, at just under 5%, about 2% above those in Sweden. Over the next 5 years, the percentage of employees witnessed a decline to approximately nearly 4%, while workers with illness absence in Sweden rose slightly to nearly 3,5%.From 1996 to 2001, the number of employees in both two countries experienced a significant growth, surpassing the former figures and reaching a peak in 2001 of just under 5,5% in Netherlands and nearly 4,5% in Sweden

By contrast, the number of workers with illness absence in France saw a dramatic decrease from 5% to just above 3% over the first 5 years of the period before plateauing until the end of the time surveyed.In addition to, the figures for employees in UK and Germany were similar, at around 2% in each country