WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Are working women and men guaranteed any leave for children's health needs?

This map shows whether mothers and fathers have access to paid or unpaid leave that can be taken to meet children’s health needs.

Any leave for children’s health needs includes leave specifically for children’s health needs, as well as discretionary, family needs, and emergency leave which may be used for health needs.

Leave for children’s health needs also includes cases where leave is available only for serious illnesses, hospitalization, or urgent health needs.

Only available to mothers means that leave for children’s health needs is only available to women. This leave is categorized separately because of the implications for gender equality.

Countries

Algeria - No, no leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No, no leave

Argentina - No, no leave

Barbados - No, no leave

Belize - No, no leave

Botswana - No, no leave

Brunei - No, no leave

Burundi - No, no leave

China - No, no leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No, no leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No, no leave

Dominica - No, no leave

Equatorial Guinea - No, no leave

The Gambia - No, no leave

Georgia - No, no leave

Ghana - No, no leave

Greenland - No, no leave

Guatemala - No, no leave

Guyana - No, no leave

Haiti - No, no leave

India - No, no leave

Indonesia - No, no leave

Iran - No, no leave

Jamaica - No, no leave

Jordan - No, no leave

Kenya - No, no leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No, no leave

Laos - No, no leave

Lebanon - No, no leave

Lesotho - No, no leave

Malawi - No, no leave

Malaysia - No, no leave

Marshall Islands - No, no leave

Mauritius - No, no leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No, no leave

Mongolia - No, no leave

Nauru - No, no leave

Nepal - No, no leave

Niger - No, no leave

Nigeria - No, no leave

Pakistan - No, no leave

Palau - No, no leave

Papua New Guinea - No, no leave

Paraguay - No, no leave

The Philippines - No, no leave

Qatar - No, no leave

Rwanda - No, no leave

Samoa - No, no leave

Saudi Arabia - No, no leave

Solomon Islands - No, no leave

Somalia - No, no leave

Sri Lanka - No, no leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No, no leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No, no leave

Sudan - No, no leave

Suriname - No, no leave

Eswatini - No, no leave

Tonga - No, no leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No, no leave

Tunisia - No, no leave

Uganda - No, no leave

United Arab Emirates - No, no leave

Uruguay - No, no leave

Vanuatu - No, no leave

Zimbabwe - No, no leave

Dominican Republic - Leave only available to mothers

Guinea-Bissau - Leave only available to mothers

Kuwait - Leave only available to mothers

Azerbaijan - Unpaid leave only for parents

Bahamas - Unpaid leave only for parents

Cabo Verde - Unpaid leave only for parents

Chad - Unpaid leave only for parents

Cyprus - Unpaid leave only for parents

Djibouti - Unpaid leave only for parents

Eritrea - Unpaid leave only for parents

Ethiopia - Unpaid leave only for parents

Grenada - Unpaid leave only for parents

Guinea - Unpaid leave only for parents

Iraq - Unpaid leave only for parents

Kazakhstan - Unpaid leave only for parents

Republic of Korea - Unpaid leave only for parents

Monaco - Unpaid leave only for parents

Morocco - Unpaid leave only for parents

St. Lucia - Unpaid leave only for parents

Timor-Leste - Unpaid leave only for parents

United Kingdom - Unpaid leave only for parents

United States of America - Unpaid leave only for parents

Venezuela - Unpaid leave only for parents

Afghanistan - Yes, paid leave for parents

Albania - Yes, paid leave for parents

Andorra - Yes, paid leave for parents

Angola - Yes, paid leave for parents

Armenia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Australia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Austria - Yes, paid leave for parents

Bahrain - Yes, paid leave for parents

Bangladesh - Yes, paid leave for parents

Belarus - Yes, paid leave for parents

Belgium - Yes, paid leave for parents

Benin - Yes, paid leave for parents

Bhutan - Yes, paid leave for parents

Bolivia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, paid leave for parents

Brazil - Yes, paid leave for parents

Bulgaria - Yes, paid leave for parents

Burkina Faso - Yes, paid leave for parents

Cambodia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Cameroon - Yes, paid leave for parents

Canada - Yes, paid leave for parents

Central African Republic - Yes, paid leave for parents

Chile - Yes, paid leave for parents

Colombia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Comoros - Yes, paid leave for parents

Republic of the Congo - Yes, paid leave for parents

Costa Rica - Yes, paid leave for parents

Croatia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Cuba - Yes, paid leave for parents

Czech Republic - Yes, paid leave for parents

Denmark - Yes, paid leave for parents

Ecuador - Yes, paid leave for parents

Egypt - Yes, paid leave for parents

El Salvador - Yes, paid leave for parents

Estonia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Fiji - Yes, paid leave for parents

Finland - Yes, paid leave for parents

France - Yes, paid leave for parents

Gabon - Yes, paid leave for parents

Germany - Yes, paid leave for parents

Greece - Yes, paid leave for parents

Honduras - Yes, paid leave for parents

Hungary - Yes, paid leave for parents

Iceland - Yes, paid leave for parents

Ireland - Yes, paid leave for parents

Israel - Yes, paid leave for parents

Italy - Yes, paid leave for parents

Japan - Yes, paid leave for parents

Kiribati - Yes, paid leave for parents

Kyrgyzstan - Yes, paid leave for parents

Latvia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Liberia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Libya - Yes, paid leave for parents

Liechtenstein - Yes, paid leave for parents

Lithuania - Yes, paid leave for parents

Luxembourg - Yes, paid leave for parents

North Macedonia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Madagascar - Yes, paid leave for parents

Maldives - Yes, paid leave for parents

Mali - Yes, paid leave for parents

Malta - Yes, paid leave for parents

Mauritania - Yes, paid leave for parents

Mexico - Yes, paid leave for parents

Moldova - Yes, paid leave for parents

Montenegro - Yes, paid leave for parents

Mozambique - Yes, paid leave for parents

Myanmar - Yes, paid leave for parents

Namibia - Yes, paid leave for parents

The Netherlands - Yes, paid leave for parents

New Zealand - Yes, paid leave for parents

Nicaragua - Yes, paid leave for parents

Norway - Yes, paid leave for parents

Oman - Yes, paid leave for parents

Panama - Yes, paid leave for parents

Peru - Yes, paid leave for parents

Poland - Yes, paid leave for parents

Portugal - Yes, paid leave for parents

Romania - Yes, paid leave for parents

Russian Federation - Yes, paid leave for parents

San Marino - Yes, paid leave for parents

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, paid leave for parents

Senegal - Yes, paid leave for parents

Serbia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Seychelles - Yes, paid leave for parents

Sierra Leone - Yes, paid leave for parents

Singapore - Yes, paid leave for parents

Slovakia - Yes, paid leave for parents

Slovenia - Yes, paid leave for parents

South Africa - Yes, paid leave for parents

South Sudan - Yes, paid leave for parents

Spain - Yes, paid leave for parents

Sweden - Yes, paid leave for parents

Switzerland - Yes, paid leave for parents

Syria - Yes, paid leave for parents

Tajikistan - Yes, paid leave for parents

Tanzania - Yes, paid leave for parents

Thailand - Yes, paid leave for parents

Togo - Yes, paid leave for parents

Türkiye - Yes, paid leave for parents

Turkmenistan - Yes, paid leave for parents

Tuvalu - Yes, paid leave for parents

Ukraine - Yes, paid leave for parents

Uzbekistan - Yes, paid leave for parents

Vietnam - Yes, paid leave for parents

Yemen - Yes, paid leave for parents

Zambia - Yes, paid leave for parents