II. Summary of Social Security Expenditure, FY 1999


1.
Social security expenditure in fiscal year 1999 was 75,041.7 billion yen.

  1. Of the three categories, Medical care was estimated at 26,395.3 billion yen and its share of the total was 35.2 percent. Pensions was 39,911.2 billion yen and its share of the total was 53.2 percent. Welfare & Others was 8,735.2 billion yen and its share was 11.6 percent.
  2. Social security expenditure increased by 4.0 percent in fiscal year 1999. The percentage share of the National Income was 19.60 percent.
  3. Social security expenditure per head of population was estimated at 592,300 yen, and the average expenditure per household was 1,653.300 yen.

Table1 Social Security Expenditure by category, fiscal years 1998 and 1999
Table1 Social Security Expenditure by category,fiscal years 1998 and 1999
Note: ( ) Ratio to the total as a percentage.

Table2 Social Security Expenditure by category as percentage of National Income
Table2 Social Security Expenditure by category as percentage of National Income

Table3 Social Security Expenditure per head of population and per household, fiscal years 1998 and 1999
Table3 Social Security Expenditure per head of population and per household,fiscal years 1998 and 1999
Notes:
Social security expenditure per household = (Number of people in the household/Total number of households)×social security expenditure per head of population.

Figure1 Social Security Expenditure by category, fiscal years 1970-1999
Figure1 Social Security Expenditure by category, fiscal years 1970-1999

2.
In the table below showing the social security expenditure by functional category, it is apparent that "Old age" heads the list with 44.8% of the total; "Sickness and health" gets the next biggest portion, with 34.8% which means that these two functional categories have 79.6% of the entire expenditure. Respective percentages for other functional categories are: "Survivors" (7.6%); "Unemployment" (3.7%); "Family benefits" (2.7%); "Invalidity benefits" (2.5%); "Social assistance and others" (2.2%); "Employment injury" (1.4%); and "Housing" (0.2%).

Table4 Social Security Expenditure by functional category, fiscal years 1998 and 1999
Table4 Social Security Expenditure by functional category,fiscal years 1998 and 1999
Notes:
1.( ) Ratio to the total as a percentage.
2.Refer to Page 27 and 28 for more details about functional classification.

Table5 Social Security Expenditure by functional category as percentage of National Income
Table5 Social Security Expenditure by functional category as percentage of National Income

Figure2 Social Security Expenditure by functional category, fiscal years 1995-1999
Figure2 Social Security Expenditure by functional category,fiscal years 1995-1999
3.
Social security expenditure for the elderly (i.e., retirement pensions, medical care for the aged, welfare services for the aged) was 50,355.9 billion yen. Its share of social security expenditure was 67.1 percent.

Table6 Social Security Expenditure for the elderly, fiscal years 1998 and 1999
Table6 Social Security Expenditure for the elderly,fiscal years 1997 and 1998
Notes:
1.
Ratio to the total social security expenditure as a percentage.
2.
Medical care: Total expenditures of Health and Medical Services for the Aged excluding public health measures(e.g., medical check-ups and counseling, etc.).
3.
Subsidies for elderly employees are grants in which, from the viewpoint of promoting continued employment and re-employment for 60 to 65-year-olds, 25 percent of the wages earned by people over 60 years old is provided to elderly people continuing to work whose wage has dropped considerably since turning 60. This grant is provided to elderly people under the age of 65.

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