​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Trends in TD Monthly Preview

Average rate

Up to September 2026, 35.78 absences were recorded per 100 employees, representing a decrease of 6.97% compared to the same period in 2025.

The decrease in the average incidence of sick leave during this period is explained by the downward trend observed in both work-related and non-work related illness and injury. The incidence of non-work-related injury or illness was 33.08 cases per 100 workers, representing a decrease of 6.79% compared with 2025, while work-related injury or illness recorded 2.7 cases per 100 workers, a reduction of 9.09% compared with the same period of the previous year.

TD Index

Up to September 2026, the overall TD rate was 5.73 days of sick leave per 100 days contributed, representing an increase of 0.53% compared to the same period in 2025. This increase is due to the behaviour of non-work-related injury or illness, whose temporary disability (TD) rate stood at 5.3, an increase of 1.34% compared to 2025.

In contrast, the TD rate for work-related injury or illness was 0.43; which implies a reduction of 8.51% compared to 2025.

In conclusion, in these nine months of the year, these two indicators (average incidence and TD rate) show that although medical absences due to non-work-related injury or illness have decreased, the total days of absence for this type of injury or illness increased compared with the same period in the previous year. In other words, fewer common contingency absences but of longer duration. Regarding work-related injuries and illnesses, there was a reduction in both the number of absences and their duration.

Diagnostic groups

The diagnostic group with the highest number of sick leaves initiated involved pathologies related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which accounted for 22.18% of all sick leave cases, followed by conditions related to general malaise and symptoms, which accounted for 12.67% of all sick leave cases.

Duration of sick leave

Regarding total days of sick leave, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) had the greatest impact, accounting for 33.96% of the total. Mental and behavioural disorders (MBDs) followed, with 17.56%.

​Sample

The analysis was conducted on 1,190,324 temporary disability cases, generating a total of 52,015,074 days of absence during the period.