Italy vs Luxembourg: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time
- Italy
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.5 Weeks per year per person against 0.6 Weeks per year per person in Italy, a difference of 0.9 Weeks per year per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.5 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Italy ranks 20th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 23 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 Weeks per year per person | 1.74 Weeks per year per person | 0.2429 Weeks per year per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.33 Weeks per year per person | 1.98 Weeks per year per person | 0.65 Weeks per year per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | 1.67 Weeks per year per person | 0.4667 Weeks per year per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Italy or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 1.5 Weeks per year per person against 0.6 Weeks per year per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Italy and Luxembourg?
- 0.9 Weeks per year per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Luxembourg?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Luxembourg rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Italy ranks 20th and Luxembourg ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.