In the fiscal year 2019, the number of people covered by the national health insurance in Japan amounted to approximately 29.3 million people, representing a continuous decrease since fiscal 2010. The total number of people covered by health insurance available in the country amounted to around 125.3 million in fiscal 2019.
Number of people covered by the national health insurance in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in millions)
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Statistics on Health care in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Nominal GDP contribution share of health and social work sector Japan 1994-2020
- Premium Statistic Consumer Price Index (CPI) of medical care in Japan 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic Medical, healthcare, and welfare industry LPI Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Social security related expenses Japan FY 2020, by category
- Premium Statistic Annual national medical care expenditure Japan FY 2010-2019
Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Annual national medical care expenditure Japan FY 2019, by service
- Premium Statistic Share of annual national medical expenditure Japan FY 2019, by source
- Premium Statistic Annual national medical expenditure per capita Japan FY 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Average medical care expenditure per capita Japan FY 2019, by age
- Premium Statistic Annual medical care expenditure for the advanced elderly Japan FY 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Annual expenses for LTCI system Japan FY 2012-2022
Health insurance
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- Premium Statistic Number of people covered by health insurance Japan FY 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of people covered by the national health insurance Japan FY 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of people covered by the employee health insurance Japan FY 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of primary insured people for long-term care Japan 2011-2020
Medical care prices
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- Premium Statistic Average fee of inpatient care per case Japan 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Average fee of outpatient care per case Japan 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Average fee of inpatient and outpatient care per day Japan 2021, by disease
- Premium Statistic Average health care fee of dental treatment per case Japan 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Average health care fee for dental treatments per day Japan 2021, by disease
Provision
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- Premium Statistic Number of medical care facilities Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of hospitals per 100,000 inhabitants Japan 2021, by prefecture
- Premium Statistic Number of dental clinics per 100,000 inhabitants Japan 2021, by prefecture
- Premium Statistic Number of drugstores per 100,000 inhabitants Japan FY 2020, by prefecture
- Premium Statistic Number of facilities for long-term care Japan 2020, by service
Patients
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- Premium Statistic Yearly hospital bed occupancy rate Japan 2021, by type of patient
- Premium Statistic Average length of stay in hospitals Japan 2021, by patient type
- Premium Statistic Number of inpatients and outpatients at hospitals Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of people requiring long-term care Japan 2011-2021
Medical examinations
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- Premium Statistic Number of people receiving free medical examinations Japan FY 2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of people receiving free medical examinations Japan FY 2020, by age group
- Premium Statistic Number of people receiving cancer screenings at municipalities Japan FY 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of HIV screenings at health care centers in Japan FY 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of people taking hepatitis B and C tests at municipalities Japan FY 2020
Vaccination
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- Premium Statistic Supply volume of seasonal influenza vaccination Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of elderly receiving free influenza vaccinations Japan FY 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of elderly receiving free pneumococcal vaccination in Japan FY 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of children receiving free BCG vaccinations Japan FY 2013-2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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- Basic Statistic COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2023
- Basic Statistic Number of people undergoing COVID-19 tests Japan 2022, by type of patients
- Premium Statistic Bed occupancy rate of COVID-19 inpatients Japan 2022, by prefecture
- Premium Statistic Change in medical practice income amid COVID-19 Japan FY 2020, by type of hospital
- Premium Statistic Monthly number of outpatients and new patients during COVID-19 Japan FY 2019-2020
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MHLW (Japan). (May 30, 2022). Number of people covered by the national health insurance in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737545/number-of-national-health-insured-persons-japan/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of people covered by the national health insurance in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. May 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737545/number-of-national-health-insured-persons-japan/
MHLW (Japan). (2022). Number of people covered by the national health insurance in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737545/number-of-national-health-insured-persons-japan/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of People Covered by The National Health Insurance in Japan from Fiscal Year 2010 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737545/number-of-national-health-insured-persons-japan/
MHLW (Japan), Number of people covered by the national health insurance in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737545/number-of-national-health-insured-persons-japan/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Number of people covered by the national health insurance in Japan from fiscal year 2010 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/737545/number-of-national-health-insured-persons-japan/