Health & medicine #Statistics in Japan
Heatstroke emergency transports exceed 100,000 for the first time | Fire and Disaster Management Agency final 2025 figures
According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, emergency transports due to heatstroke from May to September 2025 totaled 100,510, the highest since the survey began in 2008. People aged 65 and over accounted for 57.1%, and residences were the most common place of occurrence at 38.1%. We read the breakdown by age, severity, and location.
Heatstroke emergency transports exceed 100,000 for the first time | Fire and Disaster Management Agency final 2025 figures
According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, emergency transports due to heatstroke from May to September 2025 totaled 100,510, the highest since the survey began in 2008. People aged 65 and over accounted for 57.1%, and residences were the most common place of occurrence at 38.1%. We read the breakdown by age, severity, and location.
National medical care expenditure is 48 trillion 91.5 billion yen | Reading the 380,000 yen per person breakdown
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s national medical care expenditure for fiscal 2023 reached a record high of 48 trillion 91.5 billion yen, or 386,700 yen per person. People aged 65 and over account for 60% of the total, and half of the funding comes from insurance premiums. We read the breakdown by age, funding source, disease and injury, and prefecture.
National medical care expenditure is 48 trillion 91.5 billion yen | Reading the 380,000 yen per person breakdown
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s national medical care expenditure for fiscal 2023 reached a record high of 48 trillion 91.5 billion yen, or 386,700 yen per person. People aged 65 and over account for 60% of the total, and half of the funding comes from insurance premiums. We read the breakdown by age, funding source, disease and injury, and prefecture.
Deaths in 2025 decline for the first time in 5 years | Reading cause-of-death rankings in vital statistics
In the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s 2025 Vital Statistics (preliminary figures), deaths fell for the first time in 5 years to 1,589,489. The leading cause of death was malignant neoplasms, followed by heart disease and senility. We carefully read the composition ratios and long-term trends.
Deaths in 2025 decline for the first time in 5 years | Reading cause-of-death rankings in vital statistics
In the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s 2025 Vital Statistics (preliminary figures), deaths fell for the first time in 5 years to 1,589,489. The leading cause of death was malignant neoplasms, followed by heart disease and senility. We carefully read the composition ratios and long-term trends.