The municipality sector in Sweden had the highest average of sick days per person in all quarters of 2022. Moreover, the first quarter of the year was the quarter with the highest number of sick days across al sectors. Non-profit institutions serving households had the lowest number of sick days in Sweden that year.
Quarterly average number of sick days per employee in Sweden in 2022, by sector
Characteristic
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Region
3.69
2.18
2.3
2.99
Municipality
4.46
2.37
2.5
3.42
Central government
2.31
1.34
1.39
1.82
Non-profit institutions serving households
2.24
1.17
1.31
1.8
Business sector
2.62
1.36
1.64
1.84
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