Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Japan
Japan: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Japan, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Japan stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 66.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Japan peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Japan 107th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6% | — |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -62.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- 108 United Arab Emirates 0.4% compare
More population data for Japan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.5891 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 210.83 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.83 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Japan?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Japan was 0.5% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Japan ranks 107th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.