Sick Leave by Region in Czechia

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This table shows the average duration of sick leave across the regions of Czechia. It compares how long a single spell of incapacity for work lasts, alongside the number of cases and the total sick days recorded since the start of the year. The figures come from the open data of the Czech Social Security Administration.

As of 30 June 2026, people are off sick longest in Moravskoslezský kraj (44 days per spell) and shortest in Hlavní město Praha (25 days) — a gap of 19 days.

#144.3 daysMoravskoslezský krajAverage sick-leave duration (days)
#1424.8 daysHlavní město PrahaAverage sick-leave duration (days)
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Moravskoslezský kraj44.3 daysZlínský kraj40.2 daysOlomoucký kraj37.2 daysKraj Vysočina36.7 daysJihočeský kraj35.5 daysKarlovarský kraj34.8 daysÚstecký kraj34.4 daysPardubický kraj34.3 daysJihomoravský kraj34.2 daysPlzeňský kraj32.6 daysKrálovéhradecký kraj32.4 daysLiberecký kraj31 daysStředočeský kraj29.4 daysHlavní město Praha24.8 days
#Average sick-leave duration (days)Average last year (same period)Cases (year to date)Sick days (year to date)
1Moravskoslezský kraj44.3341.35126,1295,591,882
2Zlínský kraj40.1637.0262,6682,516,536
3Olomoucký kraj37.2234.0676,5392,849,098
4Kraj Vysočina36.733.2755,8662,050,284
5Jihočeský kraj35.4732.1670,5402,502,324
6Karlovarský kraj34.8230.4929,4521,025,598
7Ústecký kraj34.4231.587,6853,018,512
8Pardubický kraj34.3130.6960,0752,061,045
9Jihomoravský kraj34.2231.5131,2114,489,847
10Plzeňský kraj32.5729.3374,1452,414,834
11Královéhradecký kraj32.3729.9667,0592,170,495
12Liberecký kraj31.0329.6456,2341,745,221
13Středočeský kraj29.3627.15139,0484,081,784
14Hlavní město Praha24.8223.48159,3583,954,724

Methodology

Figures come from the open data of the Czech Social Security Administration (ČSSZ), specifically the regional work-incapacity indicators dump. Values are cumulative year-to-date, as of 30 June 2026; the average duration is total sick days divided by the number of cases. The year-on-year comparison refers to the same period of the previous year. The source is published as ČSSZ open data (CC BY 4.0).

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