In 2023, around 10 percent of people in Germany took sick leave due to mental health problems. This was an increase compared to the year before, which saw the highest figure was since 1997. On average, there were more instances of women taking time off work due to mental health problems than men in 2023, and this continues a trend that has been around for the past years.
Number of cases of sick leave due to mental illness in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender
(per 100 year-round insured persons)
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DAK. (April 26, 2024). Number of cases of sick leave due to mental illness in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (per 100 year-round insured persons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372950/sick-leave-cases-mental-illness-gender-germany/
DAK. "Number of cases of sick leave due to mental illness in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (per 100 year-round insured persons) ." Chart. April 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372950/sick-leave-cases-mental-illness-gender-germany/
DAK. (2024). Number of cases of sick leave due to mental illness in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (per 100 year-round insured persons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372950/sick-leave-cases-mental-illness-gender-germany/
DAK. "Number of Cases of Sick Leave Due to Mental Illness in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by Gender (per 100 Year-round Insured Persons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372950/sick-leave-cases-mental-illness-gender-germany/
DAK, Number of cases of sick leave due to mental illness in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (per 100 year-round insured persons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372950/sick-leave-cases-mental-illness-gender-germany/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of cases of sick leave due to mental illness in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (per 100 year-round insured persons) [Graph], DAK, April 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372950/sick-leave-cases-mental-illness-gender-germany/
