The source explains absence rate as: "The days of absence in percent of the possible days of work - both measured in full day equivalents. The possible days of work are defined as the number of days at work a person could have worked if the person had not been absent and are the sum of the actual days of work and then days of absence. Vacation etc. are excluded from the possible days of work."
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Sickness absence rate in Denmark 2013-2022, by gender
The sickness absence rate among employees in Denmark was significantly higher among women than among men during the whole period from 2013 to 2022. The sickness absence rate among women was nearly *** percent in 2022, and among men **** percent.
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Statistics Denmark. (December 13, 2023). Sickness absence rate in Denmark from 2013 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/942950/sickness-absence-rate-for-employees-in-denmark-by-gender/
Statistics Denmark. "Sickness absence rate in Denmark from 2013 to 2022, by gender ." Chart. December 13, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/942950/sickness-absence-rate-for-employees-in-denmark-by-gender/
Statistics Denmark. (2023). Sickness absence rate in Denmark from 2013 to 2022, by gender . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/942950/sickness-absence-rate-for-employees-in-denmark-by-gender/
Statistics Denmark. "Sickness Absence Rate in Denmark from 2013 to 2022, by Gender ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Dec 2023, /statistics/942950/sickness-absence-rate-for-employees-in-denmark-by-gender/
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Sickness absence rate in Denmark from 2013 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Statistics Denmark, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/942950/sickness-absence-rate-for-employees-in-denmark-by-gender/
