ISSN 1882-1901

Fiscal Year 1997 (April 1997 to March 1998)

The Cost of Social Security in Japan


(The Cost of Social Security in Japan for FY1997, with data being assimilated and announced in FY1999)

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

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Contents

  I. Social Security Expenditure

  II. Summary of 1997 statistics
  Table 1 Social Security Expenditure by category, fiscal years 1996 and 1997
  Table 2 Social Security Expenditure by category as percentage of National Income
  Table 3 Social Security Expenditure per head of population and per household, fiscal years 1996 and 1997
  Figure 1 Social Security Expenditure by category, fiscal years 1970-1997
  Table 4 Social Security Expenditure for the elderly, fiscal years 1996 and 1997
  Figure 2 Social Security Expenditure by revenue, scheme, category and target individuals, fiscal year 1997

  ◆Reference: International Comparison
  Table 5 International comparison of Social Security Expenditure by category as a percentage of National Income
  Table 6 Social Security Expenditure as percentage of National Income and International comparison of elderly population
  Figure 3 International comparison of the old-age population and Social Security Expenditure
  Figure 4 International comparison of Social Security Revenue by source

 III. Statistical tables
  Table 1 Social Security Expenditure by category, fiscal years 1950-97
  Table 2 Three categories of Social Security Expenditure as percentage of National Income, fiscal years 1951-97
  Table 3 Annual rates of increase in Social Security Expenditure and National Income, fiscal years 1951-97
  Table 4 Social Security Expenditure and National Income per head of population, fiscal years 1951-97
  Table 5 Social Security Expenditure for the elderly, fiscal years 1973-97
  Table 6 Social Security Expenditure by institutional scheme, fiscal years 1988-97
  Table 7 Cost of social security in fiscal year 1997 according to ILO standards
  Table 8 Social Security Revenue by source, fiscal years 1951-97
  Table 9 International comparison of elderly (65 years old and over) percentage to the total population and Social Security Expenditure as percentage of National Income
  Table 10 International comparison of tax and social security burdens

 Reference
  Table 11 Social security expenditure by category as a percentage of gross domestic product
  Table 12 Trends and growth rate of national income and gross domestic product


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