- 184 Tage
Sick days per 100 AOK members from burnout (2024)
Burnout in Germany: 184 sick days per 100 insured (AOK 2024)
According to the AOK Fehlzeiten-Report 2024, burnout causes around 184 sick days per 100 employed members per year — almost double the 2014 figure. Per case, burnout sick leave lasts 28 to 44 days depending on the occupation.
- +55 %
Increase in mental-illness sick days 2014–2024
Sick days from mental illness in Germany (2014–2024)
Sick days caused by mental illness have risen by more than 50 % since 2014. Current data from DAK, BARMER, AOK and TK reports for 2024.
- 250 €
Direct cost per sick day (BAuA)
How much does a sick day cost an employer in Germany?
Direct and indirect employer cost of one sick day in Germany: continued wage payment, productivity loss, replacement, knock-on effects. Studies by BAuA, IW Köln, Booz & Company.
- 50.000 €
Average turnover cost specialist (Germany)
Cost of employee turnover in Germany
Direct and indirect cost of an employee leaving in Germany: recruiting, onboarding, productivity loss, knowledge transfer. Current data from Gallup, Hay Group, Deloitte.