Large household expenditures health in Japan

Japan: Large household expenditures health was 2 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
21st
of 63 countries
All-time high
2
in 2021
All-time low
1.6
in 2010
Years of data
12
2010–2021

Large household expenditures health in Japan, 2010–2021

00.511.522010201520212010: 1.62011: 1.62012: 1.72013: 1.62014: 1.62015: 1.62016: 1.62017: 1.62018: 1.72019: 1.92020: 1.82021: 2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, large household expenditures health in Japan stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, large household expenditures health in Japan peaked at 2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2010.

Japan ranks 21st of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Large household expenditures health in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Large household expenditures health in Japan, 2010 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2010 1.6
2011 1.6 +0.0%
2012 1.7 +6.2%
2013 1.6 -5.9%
2014 1.6 +0.0%
2015 1.6 +0.0%
2016 1.6 +0.0%
2017 1.6 +0.0%
2018 1.7 +6.2%
2019 1.9 +11.8%
2020 1.8 -5.3%
2021 2 +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.65 1.6 1.9 10
2020s 1.9 1.8 2 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is large household expenditures health in Japan?
Large household expenditures health in Japan was 2 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest large household expenditures health recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
What is the lowest large household expenditures health recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2010.
How does Japan rank for large household expenditures health?
Japan ranks 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is large household expenditures health rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Large household expenditures health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Large household expenditures health
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 733 data points, 1985–2021
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