Japanese Social Security Statistics DB|National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Japanese Social Security Statistics Database is a comprehensive statistical database which brings together information from various statistical reports on schemes of social protections. The DB includes the statistics of expenditures and receipts of social security schemes as well as statistical data on protected persons, recipients of social benefits. And the DB also contains introductory explanations of current social security system in Japan such as pensions, health care, long-term care, public assistance, family policy and employment insurance.

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INTRODUCTORY EXPLANATIONS OF CURRENT SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM

Updated December 26,2012

1. Social Insurance Systems, Child Allowance and the Health and Medical Services for the Aged

　(1) Health insurance systems

　(2) Pension systems

　(3) Employment insurance

　(4) Occupational accident security systems

　(5) Lump-sum children's benefits system

　(6) Health and Medical Services for the Aged

　(7) Long-term care insurance

2. List of welfare policies for children and families

3. Social (family) allowances

4. Public Assistance

5. History of social insurance systems

RELATED STATISTICS IN FIGURES

Updated June 28,2016

Title	Table # in Japanese version
Table 1　Trends in Number and Percentage Distribution of Households by the Type of Occupation for Household	Section 1 　Table 8
Table 2　Trends in Number and Percentage Distribution of Households by the Type of Household	Section 1 　Table 9
Table 3　Trends in Number and Percentage Distribution of Households by Type of Household	Section 1 　Table 10
Table 4　Trends in Number and Percentage Distribution of Households by Number of Household Members	Section 1 　Table 11
Table 5　Trends in Total Expenditure on Social Security Programs, Social Security Expenditure and Social Security Transfers	Section 2 　Table 14
Table 6　Trends in Social Security Expenses	Section 2 　Table 15
Table 7　Trends in Social Security Transfers	Section 2 　Table 16
Table 8　Social Security Expenditure by category	Section 2 　Table 17
Table 9　Breakdown of the General Account Budget	Section 2 　Table 18
Table 10　Annual Comparison of the Income Gap Correction Effects of Income Redistribution (Gini Coefficients)	Section 2 　Table 20
Table 11　Change in the Distribution of Households by Income Group Resulting from Income Redistribution	Section 2 　Table 21
Table 12　Situations of Income Redistribution by the Age Group of Householders	Section 2 　Table 22
Table 13　Situations of Income Redistribution by the Type of Household	Section 2 　Table 23
Table 14　Situations of Income Redistribution by the Structure of Household	Section 2 　Table 24
Table 15　Situations of Income Redistribution by Initial Income Group	Section 2 　Table 25
Table 16　Annual Average Consumption Expenditures per Month of All Households	Section 3 　Table 33
Table 17　Average Annual Income and Expenditure per Month of Workers' Households	Section 3 　Table 34
Table 18　Average Income and Expenditure per Month per Workers' Household by Annual Income Group	Section 3 　Table 35
Table 19　Numbers of Persons Covered by Health Insurance (by Health Insurance System)	Section 4 　Table 38
Table 20　Number of Persons Covered by Public Pensions (by Pension System)	Section 4 　Table 39
Table 21　Number of Persons Covered by Employment Insurance (by Employment Insurance System)	Section 4 　Table 40
Table 22　Number of Persons Covered by Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance (by Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance System)	Section 4 　Table 41
Table 23　Number of Beneficiaries of Public Pensions	Section 4 　Table 44
Table 24　Total Amount of Pensions Paid of Public Pensions (by Public Pension System)	Section 4 　Table 45
Table 25　Amount of Public Pensions Paid per Beneficiary	Section 4 　Table 46
Table 26　Situation of Reserve Funds of Public Pensions	Section 4 　Table 47
Table 27　Pension Financing Indicators	Section 4 　Table 48
Table 28　Number of the Recipients of Pensions from Occupational Accident Compensation Insurances	Section 4 　Table 49
Table 29　Total Amount of Pensions Paid by Occupational Accident Compensation Insurances	Section 4 　Table 50
Table 30　Amount of Pensions Paid by Occupational Accident Compensation Insurances per Pensioner	Section 4 　Table 51
Table 31　Number of Persons Covered by the Long-term Care Insurance	Section 4 　Table 52
Table 32　Number of Persons Approved as in Need of Long-term Care or Support	Section 4 　Table 53
Table 33　Nursing Care Benefits and Preventive Benefits of the Long-term Care Insurance	Section 4 　Table 54
Table 34　 High-cost Nursing Care (Preventive Care) Benefits of the Long-term Care Insurance	Section 4 　Table 55
Table 35　Amount of Long-term Care Insurance Premiums Collected	Section 4 　Table 56
Table 36　Number of Doctors (by the Type of Practice)	Section 12 　Table 306
Table 37　Number of Dentists (by the Type of Practice)	Section 12 　Table 307
Table 38　Number of Dental Hygienists (by the Place of Work)	Section 12 　Table 308
Table 39　Number of Dental Technologists (by the Place of Work)	Section 12 　Table 309
Table 40　Number of Pharmacists (by the Type of Practice)	Section 12 　Table 310
Table 41　Supply-Demand Prospects of Nursing Staff	Section 12 　Table 311
Table 42　Number of Nurses and Practical Nurses (by the Place of Work and Qualifications)	Section 12 　Table 312
Table 43　Number of Public Health Nurses (by the Place of Work)	Section 12 　Table 313
Table 44　Number of Midwives (by the Place of Work)	Section 12 　Table 314
Table 45　Number of Active Massagers, Shiatsu Practitioners, Acupuncturists, Moxibustion Practitioners and Judo Healing Therapists	Section 12 　Table 315
Table 46　Number of (Registered) Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists	Section 12 　Table 316
Table 47　Number of Certified Social Workers and Certified Care Workers	Section 12 　Table 317
Table 48　Number of Persons Working at Medical Institutions (by the Type of Health Care Service)	Section 12 　Table 318
Table 49　Public Social Expenditure in Japan	Appendix D　Table 10
Table 50　Obligatory Private Social Expenditure in Japan	Appendix D　Table 11

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