In 2025, employees were on sick leave for 20.8 calendar days on average. The most days were lost to muscle, bone and joint disorders (22% of all days).
Health
- In 2024, falls killed 9.0 times as many people as transport accidents: 838 deaths compared with 93.
- The most prescribed medicines in 2025 were painkillers and fever reducers: 1,666,407 of 21,631,390 prescriptions.
- 14,401 injuries at work were reported in 2025, 23 of them fatal; in 2008 there were 25,036.
- 76,841 people received long-term care in 2023 (60,795 in 2011). More were cared for at home (29,501) than in institutions (22,877).