Out-of-pocket health spending in Japan
Households paid 12.2% of current health spending in Japan directly out of pocket in 2023.
Japan, 2023
12.2%
Change from 2022
+1.1percentage points
World, 2023
17.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
15.8%
Position in 2023
156th of 192
Out-of-pocket health spending in Japan over time
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% of current health expenditure. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.2% | 17.3% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | 17.2% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | 17.0% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | 16.4% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | 18.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | 18.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | 18.2% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | 18.4% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | 18.7% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | 19.0% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | 18.8% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | 18.6% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | 18.5% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | 18.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | 18.9% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | 18.8% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | 18.7% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | 18.5% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | 18.6% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | 18.6% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | 18.9% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | 19.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 11.1% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 12.7%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 156th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 17.3%.
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All statistics for Japan
Health spending share of GDP
10.7%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$3,638 per person
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
84.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
22.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
72.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
86
2023 · WHO