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.

People are off sick longest in Moravskoslezský kraj (41 days per spell) and shortest in Hlavní město Praha (23 days) — a gap of 18 days.

#141.1 daysMoravskoslezský krajAverage sick-leave duration (days)
#1423.3 daysHlavní město PrahaAverage sick-leave duration (days)
Moravskoslezský kraj41.1 daysZlínský kraj37.4 daysOlomoucký kraj35.1 daysKraj Vysočina34.3 daysJihočeský kraj34.2 daysKarlovarský kraj33.4 daysJihomoravský kraj32.5 daysÚstecký kraj32.3 daysPardubický kraj32.2 daysPlzeňský kraj31.3 daysKrálovéhradecký kraj30.7 daysLiberecký kraj29.4 daysStředočeský kraj27.6 daysHlavní město Praha23.3 days
# Average sick-leave duration (days) Average last year (same period) Cases (year to date) Sick days (year to date)
1 Moravskoslezský kraj 41.07 36.94 71,289 2,927,766
2 Zlínský kraj 37.4 32.78 35,904 1,342,769
3 Olomoucký kraj 35.09 30.05 43,283 1,518,660
4 Kraj Vysočina 34.27 29.51 31,614 1,083,335
5 Jihočeský kraj 34.19 28.44 39,524 1,351,461
6 Karlovarský kraj 33.38 27.13 15,879 530,030
7 Jihomoravský kraj 32.5 28.02 73,550 2,390,645
8 Ústecký kraj 32.31 27.93 49,022 1,583,678
9 Pardubický kraj 32.24 27.13 33,628 1,084,167
10 Plzeňský kraj 31.27 25.86 41,036 1,283,291
11 Královéhradecký kraj 30.66 26.77 38,174 1,170,377
12 Liberecký kraj 29.37 26.59 31,488 924,955
13 Středočeský kraj 27.59 24.33 78,001 2,152,354
14 Hlavní město Praha 23.33 21.23 88,962 2,075,150

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 31 March 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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