Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Japan in 2023 — 12.24%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.68 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.24 | +1.09 pp |
| 2022 | 11.15 | +0.33 pp |
| 2021 | 10.82 | −0.74 pp |
| 2020 | 11.56 | −1.34 pp |
| 2019 | 12.9 | −0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 12.99 | +0.34 pp |
| 2017 | 12.65 | −0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 12.85 | −0.09 pp |
| 2015 | 12.95 | +0.08 pp |
| 2014 | 12.87 | +0.17 pp |
| 2013 | 12.7 | −0.27 pp |
| 2012 | 12.97 | −0.15 pp |
| 2011 | 13.12 | −1.45 pp |
| 2010 | 14.57 | −0.59 pp |
| 2009 | 15.16 | −0.08 pp |
| 2008 | 15.24 | −0.28 pp |
| 2007 | 15.52 | −0.91 pp |
| 2006 | 16.42 | +0.75 pp |
| 2005 | 15.67 | −0.92 pp |
| 2004 | 16.59 | −0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 16.89 | +0.91 pp |
| 2002 | 15.98 | +0.19 pp |
| 2001 | 15.79 | −0.13 pp |
| 2000 | 15.92 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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