Medical coverage - Saxony-Anhalt reports persistent high sickness rate.
In the first quarter of 2024, DAK-Gesundheit reveals that Saxony-Anhalt experienced the highest sickness rate in Germany, skyrocketing to a whopping 6.8%. This surpasses the record value from the same period in 2023, leading to increased concern.
DAK-Gesundheit's report reveals that insured employees in Saxony-Anhalt had a higher absence rate than the national average of 5.8%, with 68 out of every 1000 employees taking sick leave on a daily basis. Furthermore, each employee was reported sick for over six days on average. Respiratory diseases remained the leading cause, accounting for one-quarter of all absences and equating to around 154 days missed per 100 insured individuals - a slight increase of 4% from the previous year.
Interestingly, the report highlights that musculoskeletal complaints (including back pain) increased by approximately 8% to nearly 116 days lost per 100 insured people. While this may seem concerning, there was a 8% decline in mental illnesses.
Furthermore, the study identified numerous disparities between different age groups of employees. Younger individuals took more sick days, but the analysis noted that older employees tended to have longer sick leaves.
The report was based on data from approximately 47,000 DAK-insured employees in Saxony-Anhalt, gathered by the IGES Institute, a Berlin-based organization responsible for making the analysis.
Wrapping up, Techniker Krankenkasse previously reported that in all of Germany, the district of Mansfeld-Südharz had the highest employee absences, with a mind-boggling average of 29.6 sick days per worker. This was six days more than the national average. On the other hand, Magdeburg and Halle had fewer sick days, at 22.2 and 22.4 respectively. On the other hand, Munich, located in the Bavarian capital, boasted the lowest number of sick days, with a strikingly low 12.3 days per person. Approximately 63,000 employees in Saxony-Anhalt were covered by TK's services.
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Source: www.stern.de
