FY 2024 National Medical Care Expenditure
Overview
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “Overview of National Medical Care Expenditure for FY 2024” describes the scope and estimation methods for national medical care expenditure, summarizes the results, and provides statistical tables and reference materials. The full overview is available as a PDF, while tables, figures, statistical tables, and reference materials can be downloaded in XLSX format. The listed contact is the National Medical Care Expenditure Section of the Health Insurance Bureau’s Research Division.
Key points
- The document is titled “Overview of National Medical Care Expenditure for FY 2024.”
- It provides materials on “Summary of Results,” “Statistical Tables,” and “References.”
- Tables, figures, statistical tables, and reference materials are available for download in XLSX format.
Overview
The page provides materials on the scope and estimation methods for national medical care expenditure, a summary of results, statistical tables, and references. It directs readers seeking the full overview to the print-ready PDF file.
The “Overview of the Scope and Estimation Methods for National Medical Care Expenditure” has headings for “1. Scope of National Medical Care Expenditure,” “2. Overview of Estimation Methods,” “3. Definitions of Terms,” and “4. Notes on Use.”
Details
The “Summary of Results” covers national medical care expenditure, by system category, funding source, type of medical care, age group, medical treatment by disease classification, and prefecture.
The “Statistical Tables” run from Table 1, “Annual Trends in National Medical Care Expenditure and Its Ratio to Gross Domestic Product,” through Table 7, “National Medical Care Expenditure and Per Capita National Medical Care Expenditure by Prefecture.” The tables include breakdowns by system category, funding source, type of medical care, sex and age group, and disease classification.
The “References” section includes “Reference 1: Structure of National Medical Care Expenditure for FY 2024” and “Reference 2: Population Used to Calculate Per Capita National Medical Care Expenditure for FY 2024.” Downloads in XLSX format are available for Tables 1–7 and Figures 1–4, as well as Statistical Tables 1–7 and References 1–2.
The listed contact is the National Medical Care Expenditure Section, Research Division, Health Insurance Bureau; extension 7526; telephone 03-5253-1111 (main) and 03-3595-2579 (direct).