Falling sick leave in MV: positive development in summer 2024

Von NAG Redaktion

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the summer months 2024 show a surprising turn: sick leave has dropped to 5.7 percent! Compared to the previous year, when it was 5.9 percent, this is a positive development, even if the value continues to be over the nationwide average of five percent. This crisp analysis of DAK health reveals a decline in the absenteeism by 3.4 percent-and that means in concrete terms: every employee was missing on average on average on 5.2 days due to illness.

But that's not all! The causes behind the shortage also give rise to hope. The decline in muscle skeleton diseases that has dropped by more than 15 percent is particularly striking! If the Kreuzweh and Co. was once the most common cause of failure, they now have to give priority to mental suffering, such as depression. These now take first place in the types of illness with 20 percent. As a result, the number of absent days due to mental problems remains violent at 104 days - a worrying trend.

DAK health analyzes the situation

The DAK health not only turns to the numbers, but also clearly expresses what is going on in MV. "While the abolition of the telephone sick leave is discussed elsewhere, we can look forward to falling sick leave here," says state chief Sabine Hansen. But is that just a short -term effect? "We will continue to examine in the coming months whether a general trend is evident here," she promises.

As far as the other types of illness is concerned, you have to say: Respiratory diseases have gained a lot with an increase of around eleven percent. With 72.4 missing days, they take third place - exactly the opposite of the desired trend! The word "Blaumacher" should only make room in this context.

background and outlook

DAK health with its 5.5 million insured persons is the third largest health insurance in Germany, and of these are around 160,000 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The evaluation of the health situation referred to more than 59,000 DAK-insured employees in MV, which were analyzed by the IGES Institute in Berlin. The cash register remains actively in the field of health at work and offers a variety of programs.

Exciting developments can be observed here, and the next few months will remain crucial for the health of employees in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania! For more information and details, visit the website of DAK health: www.dak.de.