Supporting children’s health needs: an analysis of paid leave policies in 193 countries

Figures & data

Figure 1. Availability of any paid leave to meet children’s health needs.

Table 1. Duration of paid leave available to meet a child’s everyday health needs by child age.

	Age 2	Age 5	Age 8	Age 12	Age 15
No paid leave	126 (65%)	128 (66%)	132 (68%)	136 (70%)	143 (74%)
Less than 1 week	9 (5%)	8 (4%)	6 (3%)	6 (3%)	7 (4%)
1–1.9 weeks	10 (5%)	10 (5%)	10 (5%)	11 (6%)	13 (7%)
2–3.9 weeks	26 (13%)	26 (13%)	26 (13%)	24 (12%)	19 (10%)
4 weeks or more or leave available as needed	22 (11%)	21 (11%)	19 (10%)	16 (8%)	11 (6%)

Table 2. Wage replacement rate of paid leave available to meet children’s everyday health needs.

	Minimum Wage replacement rate	Maximum Wage replacement rate
No paid leave	126 (65%)	126 (65%)
Flat rate or adjusted flat rate	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
25%–59%	4 (2%)	1 (1%)
60%–79%	14 (7%)	10 (5%)
80%–100%	49 (25%)	56 (29%)

Table 3. Duration of paid leave available to meet children’s serious health needs by age of child.

	Age 2	Age 5	Age 8	Age 12	Age 15
No paid leave	95 (49%)	97 (51%)	100 (52%)	101 (53%)	106 (55%)
Less than 2 weeks	28 (15%)	27 (14%)	25 (13%)	24 (13%)	26 (14%)
2 - 5.9 weeks	32 (17%)	32 (17%)	31 (16%)	32 (17%)	30 (16%)
6–25.9 weeks	10 (5%)	9 (5%)	9 (5%)	9 (5%)	7 (4%)
26 weeks or more	17 (9%)	17 (9%)	17 (9%)	17 (9%)	16 (8%)
For duration of hospitalisation	4 (2%)	4 (2%)	4 (2%)	4 (2%)	2 (1%)
Until recovery	7 (4%)	6 (3%)	6 (3%)	5 (3%)	5 (3%)

Table 4. Wage replacement rate of paid leave available to meet children’s serious health needs.

	Minimum Wage replacement rate	Maximum Wage replacement rate
No paid leave	95 (49%)	95 (49%)
Flat rate or adjusted flat rate	5 (3%)	3 (2%)
25%–59%	7 (4%)	1 (1%)
60%–79%	19 (10%)	11 (6%)
80%–100%	67 (35%)	83 (43%)

Table 5. Duration of paid leave available to meet the everyday and disability-specific health needs of a child with disabilities by age of child.

	Age 2	Age 5	Age 8	Age 12	Age 15
No paid leave	117 (61%)	119 (62%)	122 (63%)	124 (64%)	129 (67%)
Less than 1 week	7 (4%)	8 (4%)	6 (3%)	6 (3%)	7 (4%)
1–1.9 weeks	10 (5%)	10 (5%)	10 (5%)	11 (6%)	13 (7%)
2–3.9 weeks	26 (13%)	26 (13%)	25 (13%)	25 (13%)	20 (10%)
4 weeks or more or leave available as needed	33 (17%)	30 (16%)	30 (16%)	27 (14%)	24 (12%)