Table 2.

Proportion of lost workdays and individuals with sick leave granted for the different diagnostic categories

Officially registered sick leave diagnosis	Lost workdays	Individuals with sick leave in an average year	Individuals with sick leave during follow-up
All-cause	4.6 %	15.0 %	52.1 %
Mental	1.2 %	3.6 %	16.5 %
Somatic	3.0 %	10.8 %	41.6 %

Note: All-cause sick leave includes sick leaves with unknown diagnosis (6.9 % of sick days). Pregnancy related sick leave is not included in any of the variables