Luxembourg vs United States of America: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time

Luxembourg
1.5 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
United States of America
1.1 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
17th
United States of America rank
18th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1.5 Weeks per year per person against 1.1 Weeks per year per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.4 Weeks per year per person.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 18th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 1.74 Weeks per year per person 1.26 Weeks per year per person 0.4857 Weeks per year per person Luxembourg
2010s 1.98 Weeks per year per person 1.01 Weeks per year per person 0.97 Weeks per year per person Luxembourg
2020s 1.67 Weeks per year per person 1.32 Weeks per year per person 0.35 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, Luxembourg or United States of America?
Luxembourg, at 1.5 Weeks per year per person against 1.1 Weeks per year per person in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Luxembourg and United States of America?
0.4 Weeks per year per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States of America?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and United States of America rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Luxembourg ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 18th 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.