WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

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

Map reflects a systematic review of laws in place as of April 2015 supplemented with detailed data on OECD countries as of September 2016 and other known policy changes that have occurred since then.

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

Mexico - No, no leave

Malaysia - No, no leave

Mali - No, no leave

Marshall Islands - No, no leave

Mauritania - No, no leave

Mauritius - No, no leave

Afghanistan - No, no leave

Federated States of Micronesia - No, no leave

Malawi - No, no leave

Myanmar - No, no leave

Nauru - No, no leave

Nepal - No, no leave

Niger - No, no leave

Nigeria - No, no leave

Mongolia - No, no leave

Libya - No, no leave

Pakistan - No, no leave

Lesotho - No, no leave

Lebanon - No, no leave

Laos - No, no leave

Kyrgyzstan - No, no leave

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

Kiribati - No, no leave

Kenya - No, no leave

Kazakhstan - No, no leave

Jordan - No, no leave

Jamaica - No, no leave

Iran - No, no leave

Indonesia - No, no leave

India - No, no leave

Honduras - No, no leave

Oman - No, no leave

Palau - No, no leave

Guyana - No, no leave

Sudan - No, no leave

Yemen - No, no leave

Vanuatu - No, no leave

Uruguay - No, no leave

United Arab Emirates - No, no leave

Uganda - No, no leave

Tuvalu - No, no leave

Tunisia - No, no leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No, no leave

Tonga - No, no leave

Togo - No, no leave

Thailand - No, no leave

Syria - No, no leave

Eswatini - No, no leave

Suriname - No, no leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No, no leave

Papua New Guinea - No, no leave

St. Lucia - No, no leave

Sri Lanka - No, no leave

South Sudan - No, no leave

Somalia - No, no leave

Solomon Islands - No, no leave

Singapore - No, no leave

Sierra Leone - No, no leave

Senegal - No, no leave

Saudi Arabia - No, no leave

Samoa - No, no leave

Rwanda - No, no leave

Qatar - No, no leave

The Philippines - No, no leave

Paraguay - No, no leave

Haiti - No, no leave

Liberia - No, no leave

Zimbabwe - No, no leave

Burundi - No, no leave

Dominica - No, no leave

Djibouti - No, no leave

Cuba - No, no leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No, no leave

Republic of the Congo - No, no leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No, no leave

Colombia - No, no leave

Central African Republic - No, no leave

Cabo Verde - No, no leave

Cameroon - No, no leave

Brunei - No, no leave

Equatorial Guinea - No, no leave

Brazil - No, no leave

Botswana - No, no leave

Benin - No, no leave

Belize - No, no leave

Barbados - No, no leave

Bangladesh - No, no leave

Bahrain - No, no leave

Argentina - No, no leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No, no leave

Algeria - No, no leave

Egypt - No, no leave

China - No, no leave

Ethiopia - No, no leave

The Gambia - No, no leave

Fiji - No, no leave

Georgia - No, no leave

Ghana - No, no leave

Guatemala - No, no leave

Eritrea - No, no leave

Iraq - Only available to mothers

Sao Tome and Principe - Only available to mothers

Zambia - Only available to mothers

Guinea-Bissau - Only available to mothers

Chile - Only available to mothers

Kuwait - Only available to mothers

Mozambique - Only available to mothers

Dominican Republic - Only available to mothers

Gabon - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Switzerland - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Chad - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Comoros - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Timor-Leste - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Bahamas - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

San Marino - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Burkina Faso - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Guinea - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Morocco - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Republic of Korea - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Venezuela - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

United States of America - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Grenada - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Cyprus - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

United Kingdom - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Azerbaijan - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Monaco - Yes, unpaid leave for both parents

Germany - Yes, paid leave for both parents

South Africa - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Spain - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Vietnam - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Bolivia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Australia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Andorra - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Bhutan - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Uzbekistan - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Angola - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Armenia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Belgium - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Hungary - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Austria - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Sweden - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Turkey - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Turkmenistan - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Ukraine - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Iceland - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Greece - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Ireland - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Tajikistan - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Tanzania - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Belarus - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Latvia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Slovenia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Estonia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Namibia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Montenegro - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Croatia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Moldova - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Czech Republic - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Denmark - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Malta - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Maldives - Yes, paid leave for both parents

The Netherlands - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Ecuador - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Madagascar - Yes, paid leave for both parents

North Macedonia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Luxembourg - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Lithuania - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Liechtenstein - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Albania - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Costa Rica - Yes, paid leave for both parents

New Zealand - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Slovakia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Romania - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Israel - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Bulgaria - Yes, paid leave for both parents

- Yes, paid leave for both parents

Serbia - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Italy - Yes, paid leave for both parents

El Salvador - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Russian Federation - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Canada - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Nicaragua - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Portugal - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Poland - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Japan - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Peru - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Panama - Yes, paid leave for both parents

France - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Norway - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Finland - Yes, paid leave for both parents

Cambodia - Yes, paid leave for both parents