As of the end of the fiscal year 2021, one person per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan was forcibly admitted to hospitals as a legal measure for their severe mental illnesses. People in Japan can be legally hospitalized by local authorities when they are examined by more than two doctors and diagnosed with severe and aggressive mental disorders.
Number of people admitted to hospitals for mental illnesses by legal control per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan from fiscal year 1997 to 2021
fiscal year 1997 to 2021; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
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as of the end of each fiscal year
Supplementary notes
*Due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred in Japan in March 2011, the figures from Miyagi Prefecture, except for Sendai city area, were not included.
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MHLW (Japan). (January 19, 2023). Number of people admitted to hospitals for mental illnesses by legal control per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan from fiscal year 1997 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270023/japan-number-legal-measure-mental-illnesses-hospitalizations-per-100-thousand-inhabitants/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of people admitted to hospitals for mental illnesses by legal control per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan from fiscal year 1997 to 2021." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270023/japan-number-legal-measure-mental-illnesses-hospitalizations-per-100-thousand-inhabitants/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Number of people admitted to hospitals for mental illnesses by legal control per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan from fiscal year 1997 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270023/japan-number-legal-measure-mental-illnesses-hospitalizations-per-100-thousand-inhabitants/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of People Admitted to Hospitals for Mental Illnesses by Legal Control per 100,000 Inhabitants in Japan from Fiscal Year 1997 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270023/japan-number-legal-measure-mental-illnesses-hospitalizations-per-100-thousand-inhabitants/
MHLW (Japan), Number of people admitted to hospitals for mental illnesses by legal control per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan from fiscal year 1997 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270023/japan-number-legal-measure-mental-illnesses-hospitalizations-per-100-thousand-inhabitants/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people admitted to hospitals for mental illnesses by legal control per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan from fiscal year 1997 to 2021 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270023/japan-number-legal-measure-mental-illnesses-hospitalizations-per-100-thousand-inhabitants/
