There’s a lot of long term sickness that is skewing the average. For instance cancer or a herniated disk can keep you from working for pretty long. The source

There’s a lot of long term sickness that is skewing the average. For instance cancer or a herniated disk can keep you from working for pretty long. The source of the 18.4 days has a lot of further information, albeit in German: https://www.iwd.de/artikel/krankenstand-in-deutschland-498654/ https://www.iwd.de/artikel/krankenstand-in-deutschland-49865...