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

Czechia
3.1 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Denmark
2.1 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Czechia rank
10th
Denmark rank
13th

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

  • Czechia
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 3.1 Weeks per year per person against 2.1 Weeks per year per person in Denmark, a difference of 1 Weeks per year per person.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.5 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 10th and Denmark ranks 13th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 2.96 Weeks per year per person 2.4 Weeks per year per person 0.5571 Weeks per year per person Czechia
2010s 2.35 Weeks per year per person 2.05 Weeks per year per person 0.3 Weeks per year per person Czechia
2020s 3.12 Weeks per year per person 2.18 Weeks per year per person 0.9333 Weeks per year per person Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Czechia or Denmark?
Czechia, at 3.1 Weeks per year per person against 2.1 Weeks per year per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Czechia and Denmark?
1 Weeks per year per person, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Denmark?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Denmark rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Czechia ranks 10th 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
Last refreshed

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.