In the fiscal year 2021, medical care expenses under the health insurance system in Japan amounted to approximately 1.2 million Japanese yen on average per person aged between 95 and 99 years. The second-highest costs were seen in 90 to 94 years, with around 1.1 million Japanese yen.
Average medical care expenditure per patient under the health insurance system in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by age group
(in 1,000 Japanese yen)
Characteristic
Medical expenses per capita in thousand Japanese yen
fiscal year 2021; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Medical expenditure in this case refers to the total expenses paid by the health insurance system and patients in Japan, including fees for treatments, prescription drugs, meals, and living care during hospitalization, home-visit nursing care, among others.
Values have been rounded. 100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.61 euros as of March 2024.
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MHLW (Japan). (January 27, 2024). Average medical care expenditure per patient under the health insurance system in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by age group (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243575/japan-average-medical-care-expenditure-per-capita-by-age/
MHLW (Japan). "Average medical care expenditure per patient under the health insurance system in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by age group (in 1,000 Japanese yen)." Chart. January 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243575/japan-average-medical-care-expenditure-per-capita-by-age/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Average medical care expenditure per patient under the health insurance system in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by age group (in 1,000 Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243575/japan-average-medical-care-expenditure-per-capita-by-age/
MHLW (Japan). "Average Medical Care Expenditure per Patient under The Health Insurance System in Japan in Fiscal Year 2021, by Age Group (in 1,000 Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243575/japan-average-medical-care-expenditure-per-capita-by-age/
MHLW (Japan), Average medical care expenditure per patient under the health insurance system in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by age group (in 1,000 Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243575/japan-average-medical-care-expenditure-per-capita-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average medical care expenditure per patient under the health insurance system in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by age group (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), January 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243575/japan-average-medical-care-expenditure-per-capita-by-age/
