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Country Fact Sheet: Japan

On this page, we have compiled relevant health system indicators. 

Indicators range from aggregate data (Human Development Index, WHO Health System Performance Rank 1997) to basic population and health statistics and information on sources of health care funding (OECD Health Data, World Bank data). The "chart" link takes you to a chart or table showing each indicator for all network countries (no entry: no data available). 

For health system information, please look at the Website of the European Observatory.

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Aggregate Indicators

Human Development Index Rank
 11
(PDF, 11 KB)
WHO Health System Performance Rank, estimates for 1997 (World Health Report 2000)
 10
(PDF, 13 KB)

Demographic and Health Indicators

Population size in 2009
 127.6 Mio
(PDF, 10 KB)
Percentage of population over 65 years in 2009
 22 %
(PDF, 52 KB)
Percentage of population over 80 in 1990, 2000 and 2009
 2.4 / 3.8 / 6.2 %
(PDF, 13 KB)
Crude birth rate in 2007
 8.7 per 1000 people
(PDF, 10 KB)
Population growth rate 2009
 -0.1 %
(PDF, 52 KB)
Population living in urban areas 2009
 66.6 %
(PDF, 94 KB)

Life Expectancy

At birth (2007), m/f
 79.2 / 86.0 years
(PDF, 13 KB)
At age 65 (2007)
 18.6 / 23.6 years
(PDF, 13 KB)
At age 80 (2006)
 8.5 /11.3 years
(PDF, 13 KB)

Main causes of mortality

Top 10 causes of death
 
(PDF, 177 KB)
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (2002), m/f
 6.1 / 7.5 years
(PDF, 20 KB)

Total National Expenditure on Health

As share of GDP in 2008
 .1 %
(PDF, 11 KB)
Purchasing power parity per capita in 2008
 2751 US$ int. PPP
(PDF, 11 KB)

Percentage of Total Expenditure on Health (Distribution of Funding Sources)

Public expenditure on health in 2007
 81.3 %
(PDF, 11 KB)
Social security schemes expenditure in 2008
 
(PDF, 11 KB)
General government spending on health in 2007
 
(PDF, 11 KB)
Private expenditure in 2007
 18.1 %
(PDF, 11 KB)
Private insurance expenditure in 2007
 2.5 %
(PDF, 11 KB)
Out-of-pocket expenditure in 2007
 
(PDF, 11 KB)
All other private funds expenditure in 2004
 0.9 %
(PDF, 21 KB)

Per Capita Expenditure

Expenditure on in-patient care per capita, PPP in 2007
 1045 US$ int. PPP
(PDF, 11 KB)
Expenditure on out-patient care per capita, PPP in 2007
 877 US$ PPP
(PDF, 11 KB)
Expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita, PPP in 2007
 548 US$ PPP
(PDF, 11 KB)

Health Infrastructure

In-patient care beds per 1000 inhabitants in 2007
 13.9
(PDF, 11 KB)
Average length of stay in beddays in 2007
 34.1
(PDF, 11 KB)
Practising physicians per 1000 inhabitants in 2007
 2.09
(PDF, 11 KB)
Doctors? consultations per capita in 2007
 13.4
(PDF, 11 KB)

OECD Long-Term Care Statistics

Public spending on long-term care as % of total health expenditure in 2008
 4.0 %
(PDF, 10 KB)

Percentage of Elderly Population Receiving Help

Percentage of population aged 65 and over cared for in institutions in 2008
 2.9 %
(PDF, 52 KB)
Percentage of population aged 65 receiving formal help at home in 2008
 
(PDF, 10 KB)

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