WORLD Policy Analysis Center

How much paid leave is available to parents to meet the serious health needs of a child aged 5?

This series of variables examines the duration of paid leave available by age of child. Some countries only allow parents to take this leave to meet younger children’s health needs.

Any leave for children’s serious 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 available only to mothers is categorized as No paid leave.

Countries

Algeria - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Azerbaijan - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Uruguay - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Venezuela - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Andorra - Less than 2 weeks

Angola - Less than 2 weeks

Bahrain - Less than 2 weeks

Bhutan - Less than 2 weeks

Bolivia - Less than 2 weeks

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Less than 2 weeks

Brazil - Less than 2 weeks

Cambodia - Less than 2 weeks

Egypt - Less than 2 weeks

Fiji - Less than 2 weeks

Kiribati - Less than 2 weeks

Liberia - Less than 2 weeks

Liechtenstein - Less than 2 weeks

Malta - Less than 2 weeks

Montenegro - Less than 2 weeks

Myanmar - Less than 2 weeks

Namibia - Less than 2 weeks

Nicaragua - Less than 2 weeks

Oman - Less than 2 weeks

Serbia - Less than 2 weeks

Singapore - Less than 2 weeks

South Africa - Less than 2 weeks

South Sudan - Less than 2 weeks

Syria - Less than 2 weeks

Tanzania - Less than 2 weeks

Thailand - Less than 2 weeks

Tuvalu - Less than 2 weeks

Zambia - Less than 2 weeks

Afghanistan - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Albania - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Australia - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Bangladesh - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Benin - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Burkina Faso - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Cameroon - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Central African Republic - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Colombia - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Comoros - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Republic of the Congo - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Ecuador - 2 - 5.9 weeks

El Salvador - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Gabon - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Germany - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Greece - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Honduras - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Israel - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Libya - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Maldives - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Mali - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Mauritania - 2 - 5.9 weeks

The Netherlands - 2 - 5.9 weeks

New Zealand - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Senegal - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Seychelles - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Sierra Leone - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Togo - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Türkiye - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Uzbekistan - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Vietnam - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Yemen - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Bulgaria - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Croatia - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Estonia - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Japan - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Lithuania - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Madagascar - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Poland - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Romania - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Slovakia - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Switzerland - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Turkmenistan - 6 - 25.9 weeks

Armenia - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Austria - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Belarus - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Belgium - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Canada - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Chile - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Costa Rica - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Cuba - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Czech Republic - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Denmark - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Finland - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

France - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Hungary - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Iceland - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Ireland - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Italy - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Kyrgyzstan - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Latvia - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Luxembourg - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Mexico - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Moldova - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Mozambique - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Norway - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Peru - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Portugal - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Russian Federation - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

San Marino - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Slovenia - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Spain - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Sweden - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Tajikistan - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery

Ukraine - 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until recovery