The average sick leave is in 30,28 days.
Spain, November of 2011- the Spaniards are an average of 30,28 days due to illness or accident, while disabled are for work, according to data provided by the Ministry of labour and immigration.
The highest number of days of temporary disability leave can be found in Pontevedra, where the average duration of incapacity is situated in 55 days, while the lowest number of lost work days is found in Navarre, with 18 days on average for this concept.
Catalonia, is the community that more cases of temporary incapacity has been registered, with a total of 102,000 cases in what have been computed in the year, followed by Madrid, which has accounted for 94,000 contingencies. Melilla is by contrast that fewer casualties presented, with 550 cases.
According to various studies analyzed, diseases that require more sick days in the temporary disability, are malignant tumors; followed by number of suffering mental disorders and diseases of the nervous system; and fourthly do cardiovascular diseases. On the other hand diseases which need fewer days of temporary disability leave are respiratory diseases.
The law medical group is the primary medico Cabinet specializing in the processing of Social security pensions, offering the sick and injured that they suffer from temporary disability medical, technical and legal advice with the greater guarantee for the permanent disability which has the right.
