Work absences due to illness in the Nordic countries 2010-2022

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Conor Stewart,
Mar 26, 2024

In 2022, there were 18.8 work days lost per employee due to sickness in Norway, compared to 11.4 days lost per person in Sweden. There were 8.5 work days lost due to sickness per person in Denmark in 2010, the latest available data for Denmark. The absence rate in Norway has increased year-on-year since 2018, while the absence rate in Sweden decreased since 2016.

Number of work days lost due to illness per person annually in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden from 2010 to 2022

CharacteristicDenmarkNorwaySweden
2022** - 18.8 11.4
2021** - 17.6 10.6
2020 8.5 16.8 10.6
2019 8.6 15.9 10.9
2018 8.5 15.7 11.3
2017 8.3 16 11.7
2016 8.4 15.9 12.5
2015* 8.5 16.1 11.9
2014 8.3 16.2 10.6
2013 8.1 16.1 9.4
2012 8.1 16.4 8.6
2011 8.4 16.9 7.6
2010 8.6 17.1 6.7
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January 2024

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Denmark, Norway, Sweden

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The number of compensated work days lost per year due to illness per employed person. Excluding maternity leave.
Data are compiled by full-time equivalent (FTE) persons. The number of days is determined as number of absence hours converted to full time.
The source mentions regarding Sweden that "The rate is based on the number of compensated gross sick days. That means absence part of a day due to illness is counted as one day regardless of the percent of absence (25 percent, 50 percent or 75 percent) that day."
* Break in series in Norway.
** No 2021 and 2022 data for Denmark.

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