Share of missing person reports in Japan 2022, by reason
In 2022, around 29.1 percent of cases in which people were reported missing in Japan were related to illnesses. In the aging society of Japan, in which more than 36.5 percent of the population were projected to be aged 65 years or older in 2022, dementia was reported as the most common illness-related cause for people going missing, marking approximately 22 percent.
