2020 Volume 39 Issue 4 Pages 189-194
Japan has been evaluated by international organizations that it has offered high-quality medical services with a relatively small total medical cost so far. As the world’s first super-aging society, Japan ranks 7th in healthcare spending per gross domestic product and 15th in healthcare spending per capita among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. However, the number of international statistical indicators in the field of health care submitted by Japan continues to be less than in OECD countries. In April 2009, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) began collecting medical treatment record data in the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan (NDB). The NDB encompasses medical treatment information for over 100 million individuals in the Japanese population covered under the universal health insurance system. In this report, we will present on the newly created international statistical indicators that Japan had not submitted this time by utilizing NDB and the result of international comparison.
