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. 2023 Jan 4;10:1005033. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1005033

Table 4.

Leave due to mental illness 2019–2020.

Sick leave status Diagnosis Measures 2019 2020
Public insurance Private insurance Public insurance Private insurance
Processed Mental disorders N 1,127,470 322,313 1,344,444 385,819
% 24.7% 20.3% 28.6% 28.8%
Sick leaves rate* 24 18 29 23
Public/Private sick leaves rate ratio 1.32 1.29
Sick leaves rate (change %) 19.9% 22.9%
Total processed sick leaves** 4,560,459 1,588,311 4,695,591 1,338,494
Authorized*** Mental disorders N 1,006,447 294,794 1,121,980 313,392
% 23.3% 14.6% 26.0% 19.6%
Sick leaves rate* 22 17 24 18
Public/Private sick leaves rate ratio 1.29 1.33
Sick leaves rate (change %) 12.1% 9.1%
Total authorized sick leaves 4.311,033 2.016,165 4.310,301 1.602,393
Refused Mental disorders N 119,896 121,565 221,241 176,752
% 48.8% 56.4% 58.4% 65.6%
Sick leaves rate* 3 7 5 10
Public/Private sick leaves rate ratio 0.37 0.46
Sick leaves rate (change %) 85.6% 49.3%
Total refused sick leaves 245,925 215,351 378,719 269,521
Reduced Mental disorders N N/I 65,697 N/I 67,848
% 43.9% 46.8%
Reduced sick leaves (N)/Processed sick leaves (N) by mental disorders 20.4% 17.6%
Reduced days (%) 51.5% 53.5%
Sick leaves rate* 3.75 3.98
Sick leaves rate (change %) 6.0%
Total reduced sick leaves N 149,786 144,821
Reduced sick leaves ( N )/ Processed sick leaves ( N ) 9.4% 10.8%
*

Rate per 100 contributors according to sick leave status.

**

Excluding N/I.

***

For private insurance, the N includes sick leaves claimed and partially or totally accepted in the appeal instances. Bold values indicates the total sick leaves by each sick leaves status.