Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Canada
Canada: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 1.9 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Canada, 1997–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.9 Weeks per year per person for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Canada peaked at 2.1 Weeks per year per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3 Weeks per year per person, in 1997.
That places Canada 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 Weeks per year per person | 1.3 Weeks per year per person | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.58 Weeks per year per person | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | 1.7 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 Weeks per year per person | 1.6 Weeks per year per person | 1.8 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 Weeks per year per person | 1.9 Weeks per year per person | 2.1 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Iceland 2.3 Weeks per year per person compare
- 12 Switzerland 2.2 Weeks per year per person compare
- 13 Denmark 2.1 Weeks per year per person compare
- 15 United Kingdom 1.6 Weeks per year per person compare
- 15 Ireland 1.6 Weeks per year per person compare
- 17 Luxembourg 1.5 Weeks per year per person compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Canada?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Canada was 1.9 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 Weeks per year per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 Weeks per year per person in 1997.
- How does Canada rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.