Absence from Work Report 2024. Absences Due to Sickness and Accidents in Austria

The Absenteeism Report provides an overview of the health-related absences of employed persons in Austria. In addition to a detailed analysis of the sickness absence data from the social insurance institutions for the years 2022 and 2023, the report contains in-depth analyses of patterns and long-term trends in sickness absence. In addition to the differences in sickness absence between employee groups, economic sectors and federal states, absences are also discussed according to the most important ICD-10 disease groups. In addition, the absences of apprentices and young employees are analysed in more detail.