The average sick leave is situated in 27 days in Catalonia.

Barcelona, October 2011.- the Catalans are an average of 27,76 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 Gerona, where the average duration of incapacity is situated in 32,53 days, while the lowest number of lost work days is situated in Tarragona, with 27,02 days on average for this concept.

Catalonia, is the community that more cases of temporary incapacity has been registered, with an average of 102,000 cases per month, in which we have computed in 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.