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South China Morning Post
a day ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Young Japanese women twice as likely to take extended sick leave as men: study
Japanese women in their twenties were twice as likely to take extended sick leave as their male counterparts, a recent survey has found, prompting calls to health officials to pay more attention to sex and age in preventing long-term sick leave. Mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety disorders, and pregnancy-related complications like severe morning sickness were the main reasons women called in sick for periods longer than 30 days, The Japan Times reported on Monday, citing a survey conducted by the Japan Institute for Health Security. Yukari Taniyama and other researchers from the institute looked into sick leave cases from 2012 to 2021 involving around 100,000 employees at companies headquartered in east-central Japan. They categorised the incidence of illness or injury that caused extended sick leave by sex, age and cause. Over the study period, 6,518 male employees took long-term sick leave, compared to 1,866 female employees. However, when calculated per 10,000 workers, women showed a higher incidence rate of 115.5 cases, against 89.2 for men. By age group, women in their twenties took the most extended sick leave, at 176.6 cases per 10,000 workers, more than double the 83.8 seen among men of the same age. 02:40 Japanese salarymen find joy in cheerleading Japanese salarymen find joy in cheerleading Mental illness was the primary cause of long-term sick leave for both men and women, but that declined with age.
Japan Times
2 days ago
- Health
- Japan Times
Women in their 20s have higher rate of long-term sick leave, survey finds
A survey in Japan has found that women in their 20s had the highest incidence of long-term sick leave, defined as 30 or more consecutive days off work due to illness or injury, with the percentage being twice that of men in the same age group. The primary causes included mental illness, such as depression and anxiety disorders, as well as pregnancy-related problems, such as severe morning sickness, according to the survey by the Japan Institute for Health Security. Yukari Taniyama and other researchers at the institute analyzed sick leave cases in fiscal 2012-2021 among approximately 100,000 people working for companies headquartered in the Kanto and Tokai regions. They examined the incidence of illness or injury leading to 30 or more days off work by gender, age and cause. During this period, there were 6,518 cases of long-term sick leave among men and 1,866 among women. When calculating the incidence of such leave per 10,000 people working for a year, women had a rate of 115.5, compared with 89.2 for men. Among age groups, women in their 20s had the highest rate at 176.6, which was 2.1 times higher than the rate for men in the same age group, at 83.8. While mental illness was the leading cause of long-term sick leave for both genders, its prevalence decreased with age. Additionally, women in their 30s to 50s showed a higher incidence of sick leave due to cancer compared with men in the same age bracket. "Women generally have a higher incidence of long-term sick leave than men," Taniyama said. "Gender and age differences must be taken into account when treating and preventing diseases that cause sick leave."
