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Lübeck is struggling with high levels of sickness: 7.7% absences in the first half of the year!
The number of sick people in Lübeck rose to 7.7 percent in the first half of 2025, mainly caused by respiratory diseases.
Lübeck is struggling with high levels of sickness: 7.7% absences in the first half of the year!
There is currently cause for concern in Lübeck: employee sickness rates rose to 7.7 percent in the first half of 2025, compared to 7.5 percent in the same period last year. Loud NDR This is not good news for the approximately 21,600 employees who are insured with AOK Nord-West. On average, each employee in Lübeck was absent from work for 13.9 days, which is an increase compared to 13.7 days in the first half of 2024.
What are the causes of this increase? Respiratory diseases in particular are the biggest problem and are responsible for over a quarter of all sick notes. Specifically, the proportion of respiratory diseases in cases of incapacity to work is an impressive 28.6 percent. But other illnesses are also noticeable: musculoskeletal illnesses are at 11.9 percent, digestive illnesses at 7 percent and mental illnesses at 5.9 percent.
Monthly overview and affected industries
The sickness rate was particularly noticeable in February 2025, when it reached 9.2 percent. It makes you wonder how something like this will affect companies in the long term! When comparing the sectors, the situation was most critical in the energy, water, waste disposal and mining sectors, where sickness rates were 10.4 percent. Banks and insurance companies, on the other hand, had a sickness rate of only 5.4 percent, which indicates that the industry is very stable.
However, AOK Nord-West is active and plans to help companies in Lübeck with various offers for company health promotion (BGF). These initiatives aim to reduce sickness absence in the long term and promote the health of employees.
Health as a priority
So there is a lot at stake: the increase in sickness is not only a cause for concern, but it also opens up new opportunities to support the well-being of employees in Lübeck. It remains exciting to see how the situation develops and whether the AOK's measures can take effect. The question of whether companies are prepared to invest in the health of their employees is looming and could be crucial for a positive turnaround.