As of March 2022, around 21 percent of people in need of long-term care or support in Japan required level one care. At the same time, approximately nine percent were requiring level five care. When recipients need level five care, they are bedridden and unable to eat or excrete without help.
Distribution of people requiring long-term nursing care or support in Japan in 2022, by level of required care
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
The required level of care or support is classified into seven categories in Japan, from level one support being the lowest to level five care being the highest.
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MHLW (Japan). (August 31, 2023). Distribution of people requiring long-term nursing care or support in Japan in 2022, by level of required care [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203070/japan-distribution-requiring-long-term-care-by-level/
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