Canada vs Denmark: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time

Canada
1.9 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Denmark
2.1 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Denmark rank
13th

Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time

  • Canada
  • Denmark
0123199720112025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2.1 Weeks per year per person against 1.9 Weeks per year per person in Canada, a difference of 0.2 Weeks per year per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 13th of 23 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 1.63 Weeks per year per person 2.4 Weeks per year per person 0.7714 Weeks per year per person Denmark
2010s 1.65 Weeks per year per person 2.05 Weeks per year per person 0.4 Weeks per year per person Denmark
2020s 1.95 Weeks per year per person 2.18 Weeks per year per person 0.2333 Weeks per year per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Canada or Denmark?
Denmark, at 2.1 Weeks per year per person against 1.9 Weeks per year per person in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Canada and Denmark?
0.2 Weeks per year per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Canada ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 13th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages
Unit
Weeks per year per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 737 data points, 1997–2025
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This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.