Incapacity for work
In 2023, there were reported 2,535 thousands cases of temporary incapacity for work, 92% due to illness or quarantine, the rest due to injuries. There were 53.2 cases per 100 sickness insured persons. At the same time, however, there was a reduction in the number of days of incapacity for work and the average duration of 1 case increased from 26.3 days to 31.4 days.
Number of sickness insured persons
Publication date: 31. 05. 2024
Year 2023
4,766,867
Number of newly notified cases of incapacity for work per 100 sickness insured persons
Publication date: 31. 05. 2024
Year 2023
53.2
Average duration of 1 case of incapacity for work
Publication date: 31. 05. 2024
Year 2023
31.4 days
Average daily number of persons incapacitated for work
Publication date: 31. 05. 2024
Year 2023
217,985
Data and time series
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average No. of sickness insured persons (thous.) | 4,571.3 | 4,671.8 | 4,732.7 | 4,732.9 | 4,690.4 | 4,708.2 | 4,747.9 | 4,766.9 |
| Newly notified cases of incapacity for work (thous.) | 1,633.3 | 1,707.5 | 1,849.5 | 1,914.8 | 2,391.0 | 2,754.8 | 3,457.6 | 2,535.2 |
| Newly notified cases of incapacity for work per 100 sickness insured persons | 35.7 | 36.6 | 39.1 | 40.5 | 51.0 | 58.5 | 72.8 | 53.2 |
| Calendar days of incapacity for work (thous.) | 70,252 | 72,678 | 77,158 | 81,205 | 94,246 | 94,950 | 91,064 | 79,564 |
| Average duration of 1 case of incapacity for work (days) | 43.0 | 42.6 | 41.7 | 42.4 | 39.4 | 34.5 | 26.3 | 31.4 |
| Average percentage of incapacity for work | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Average daily number of persons incapacitated for work (thous.) | 191.9 | 199.1 | 211.4 | 222.5 | 257.5 | 260.1 | 249.5 | 218.0 |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average No. of sickness insured persons (thous.) | 1,209.4 | 1,232.0 | 1,245.0 | 1,233.6 | 1,197.7 | 1,194.9 | 1,197.1 | 1,177.8 |
| Newly notified cases of incapacity for work (thous.) | 570.6 | 593.4 | 645.0 | 664.9 | 804.0 | 960.3 | 1,132.3 | 814.5 |
| Newly notified cases of incapacity for work per 100 sickness insured persons | 47.2 | 48.2 | 51.8 | 53.9 | 67.1 | 80.4 | 94.6 | 69.1 |
| Calendar days of incapacity for work (thous.) | 24,171 | 24,857 | 26,564 | 28,068 | 32,024 | 32,436 | 30,308 | 26,016 |
| Average duration of 1 case of incapacity for work (days) | 42.4 | 41.9 | 41.2 | 42.2 | 39.8 | 33.8 | 26.8 | 31.9 |
| Average percentage of incapacity for work | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Average daily number of persons incapacitated for work (thous.) | 66.0 | 68.1 | 72.8 | 76.9 | 87.5 | 88.9 | 83.0 | 71.3 |