In 2017, there were over 62 thousand patients in a day with viral diseases that cause skin and mucosal lesions in Japan, continuing an upward trend since 2008. Skin and mucosal viral diseases were among the most common infectious and parasitic diseases, accounting for almost 33 percent of the total number of patients recorded in the surveyed period.
Estimated number of patients per day receiving treatments for viral diseases causing skin and mucosal lesions in Japan from 1996 to 2017
(in 1,000s)
1996 to 2017; as of one day in October of each year
Supplementary notes
The survey was conducted at medical facilities on one designated date set for each institution from three days in October.
The estimated number of patients refers to the number of patients who received treatments at medical facilities on the surveyed day. It excludes the number of returning outpatients who were not treated during that period.
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MHLW (Japan). (March 1, 2019). Estimated number of patients per day receiving treatments for viral diseases causing skin and mucosal lesions in Japan from 1996 to 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053035/japan-patient-viral-disease-skin-mucous-lesion-number/
MHLW (Japan). "Estimated number of patients per day receiving treatments for viral diseases causing skin and mucosal lesions in Japan from 1996 to 2017 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053035/japan-patient-viral-disease-skin-mucous-lesion-number/
MHLW (Japan). (2019). Estimated number of patients per day receiving treatments for viral diseases causing skin and mucosal lesions in Japan from 1996 to 2017 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053035/japan-patient-viral-disease-skin-mucous-lesion-number/
MHLW (Japan). "Estimated Number of Patients per Day Receiving Treatments for Viral Diseases Causing Skin and Mucosal Lesions in Japan from 1996 to 2017 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053035/japan-patient-viral-disease-skin-mucous-lesion-number/
MHLW (Japan), Estimated number of patients per day receiving treatments for viral diseases causing skin and mucosal lesions in Japan from 1996 to 2017 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053035/japan-patient-viral-disease-skin-mucous-lesion-number/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Estimated number of patients per day receiving treatments for viral diseases causing skin and mucosal lesions in Japan from 1996 to 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), March 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053035/japan-patient-viral-disease-skin-mucous-lesion-number/
