Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in United States of America
United States of America: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 1.1 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in United States of America, 2002–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
In 2025, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in United States of America stood at 1.1 Weeks per year per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in United States of America peaked at 1.6 Weeks per year per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9 Weeks per year per person, in 2019.
United States of America ranks 18th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Weeks per year per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | — |
| 2003 | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 Weeks per year per person | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 Weeks per year per person | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 1 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 Weeks per year per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6 Weeks per year per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.1 Weeks per year per person | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 Weeks per year per person | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 Weeks per year per person | 0.9 Weeks per year per person | 1.1 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 Weeks per year per person | 1.1 Weeks per year per person | 1.6 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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
- 19 Hungary 0.8 Weeks per year per person compare
- 20 Italy 0.6 Weeks per year per person compare
- 21 Bulgaria 0.5 Weeks per year per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in United States of America?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in United States of America was 1.1 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 Weeks per year per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 Weeks per year per person in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- United States of America ranks 18th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.