Japan Medical Expenditure by Insurance
Monthly estimated medical expenditure in Japan: total, under-75 medical insurance (employees' insurance — Kyokai Kenpo and health insurance societies, insured persons and dependants — and National Health Insurance, preschool children, ages 65-74) and the late-stage elderly system for 75 and over.
| Indicator | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | 06-2023 | 05-2023 | 04-2023 | 03-2023 | |
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| Total estimated medical expenditure2 | 40,931.47 | 37,134.64 | 38,848.36 | 40,306.8 | 37,691.67 | 39,794.41 | 38,112.6 | 37,352.65 | 39,578.08 | 37,925.5 | 37,850.62 | 38,048.12 | 39,470.75 | 35,741.43 | 38,144.34 | 39,404.16 | 37,387.51 | 38,644.47 | 36,368.46 | 37,105.56 | 39,161.91 | 36,581.75 | 37,083.23 | 36,924.66 | 38,414.49 | 36,406.22 | 37,034.39 | 38,082.61 | 36,696.75 | 37,660.91 | 36,810.68 | 37,317.79 | 37,316.65 | 37,162.18 | 36,558.31 | 35,701.7 | 39,476.01 | |
| Medical insurance, under 754 | 23,305.88 | 21,099.99 | 21,716.85 | 22,834.61 | 21,416.57 | 22,511.53 | 21,551.61 | 21,121.58 | 22,412.55 | 21,515.98 | 21,326.95 | 21,427.21 | 22,652.59 | 20,228.7 | 21,435.73 | 22,702.05 | 21,373.74 | 22,068.5 | 20,703.07 | 21,142.32 | 22,472.29 | 21,032.16 | 21,150.54 | 21,114.84 | 22,384.73 | 21,118.46 | 21,273.35 | 22,261.71 | 21,326.1 | 21,911.58 | 21,465.76 | 21,693.15 | 21,951.27 | 21,841.51 | 21,200.42 | 20,627.63 | 23,155.95 | |
| Employees' health insurance4 | 14,741.84 | 13,333.84 | 13,506.54 | 14,293.85 | 13,432.81 | 13,883.28 | 13,306.52 | 13,123.46 | 13,769.83 | 13,184.24 | 13,041.46 | 13,034.5 | 14,181.78 | 12,467.78 | 13,113.87 | 14,132.04 | 13,096.82 | 13,368.98 | 12,524.88 | 12,863.32 | 13,593.32 | 12,699.77 | 12,632.3 | 12,582 | 13,721.09 | 12,816.59 | 12,797.03 | 13,525.29 | 12,740.88 | 13,066.03 | 12,879.76 | 12,970.35 | 13,193.66 | 12,951.56 | 12,451.97 | 12,003.35 | 13,769.31 | |
| Employees' insurance: insured persons | 8,611.9 | 7,832.17 | 8,067.2 | 8,459.33 | 7,861.78 | 8,221.19 | 7,883.64 | 7,774.92 | 8,112.35 | 7,743.42 | 7,630.85 | 7,676.33 | 8,136.41 | 7,292.08 | 7,713.85 | 8,161.7 | 7,581.94 | 7,749.68 | 7,273.53 | 7,484.96 | 7,838.09 | 7,347.52 | 7,230.94 | 7,273.49 | 7,746.8 | 7,301.1 | 7,400.28 | 7,672.17 | 7,187.38 | 7,341.1 | 7,342.77 | 7,429.82 | 7,460.77 | 7,252.68 | 6,990.4 | 6,847.37 | 7,642.36 | |
| Employees' insurance: dependants | 5,266.39 | 4,724.68 | 4,628.34 | 4,995.85 | 4,788.14 | 4,817.6 | 4,608.44 | 4,564.13 | 4,813.89 | 4,628.87 | 4,612.15 | 4,551.87 | 5,218.73 | 4,414.28 | 4,596.79 | 5,154.14 | 4,721.98 | 4,794.77 | 4,479.63 | 4,598.2 | 4,919.91 | 4,567.1 | 4,604.08 | 4,507.43 | 5,153.11 | 4,730.69 | 4,605.97 | 5,037.65 | 4,755.21 | 4,898.45 | 4,737.44 | 4,726.45 | 4,927.91 | 4,873.01 | 4,658.47 | 4,362.52 | 5,257.37 | |
| Japan Health Insurance Association (Kyokai Kenpo) | 7,787.97 | 7,038.36 | 7,166.86 | 7,554.52 | 7,096.19 | 7,400.93 | 7,093.4 | 6,919.72 | 7,337.72 | 7,058.75 | 6,965.14 | 7,001.8 | 7,444.74 | 6,599.1 | 6,984 | 7,418.97 | 6,939.8 | 7,108.65 | 6,648.53 | 6,776.82 | 7,203.04 | 6,739.22 | 6,743.02 | 6,729.49 | 7,185.56 | 6,768.69 | 6,785.17 | 7,084.61 | 6,766.31 | 6,929.28 | 6,817.36 | 6,846.98 | 6,949.37 | 6,881.14 | 6,628.16 | 6,446.79 | 7,273.44 | |
| Health insurance societies (Kenpo Kumiai) | 5,056.6 | 4,589.29 | 4,629.92 | 4,901.73 | 4,638.53 | 4,751.4 | 4,553.23 | 4,507.27 | 4,710.07 | 4,514.14 | 4,471.96 | 4,476.58 | 4,900.79 | 4,286.84 | 4,483.76 | 4,880.71 | 4,505.96 | 4,592.36 | 4,308.61 | 4,414.01 | 4,684.49 | 4,400.91 | 4,339.58 | 4,348.7 | 4,766.48 | 4,421.56 | 4,396.96 | 4,686.53 | 4,368.97 | 4,496.86 | 4,453.83 | 4,454.37 | 4,585.27 | 4,490.3 | 4,293.4 | 4,145.05 | 4,741.67 | |
| National Health Insurance | 8,564.04 | 7,766.15 | 8,210.31 | 8,540.76 | 7,983.77 | 8,628.25 | 8,245.08 | 7,998.12 | 8,642.72 | 8,331.74 | 8,285.49 | 8,392.71 | 8,470.81 | 7,760.92 | 8,321.86 | 8,570.02 | 8,276.93 | 8,699.52 | 8,178.19 | 8,279.01 | 8,878.97 | 8,332.39 | 8,518.24 | 8,532.84 | 8,663.64 | 8,301.87 | 8,476.32 | 8,736.42 | 8,585.22 | 8,845.55 | 8,586 | 8,722.81 | 8,757.61 | 8,889.94 | 8,748.44 | 8,624.28 | 9,386.64 | |
| Of which preschool children | 1,127.66 | 1,052.36 | 1,020.1 | 1,084.66 | 1,098.38 | 1,058.82 | 1,033.34 | 946.33 | 1,023.28 | 1,033.3 | 1,046.46 | 1,000.76 | 1,220.62 | 1,050.55 | 1,079.14 | 1,194.92 | 1,126.02 | 1,111.71 | 1,050.31 | 1,004.44 | 1,138.21 | 1,093.78 | 1,109.91 | 1,042.65 | 1,211.13 | 1,113.78 | 1,111.45 | 1,238.52 | 1,190.34 | 1,222.08 | 1,173.52 | 1,104.8 | 1,299.97 | 1,337.57 | 1,249.13 | 1,085.11 | 1,284.66 | |
| Of which aged 65-74 | 6,868.75 | 6,211.54 | 6,561.9 | 6,816.77 | 6,349.8 | 6,897.55 | 6,584.23 | 6,367.68 | 6,898.13 | 6,654.15 | 6,559.34 | 6,669.06 | 6,739.24 | 6,221.95 | 6,619.95 | 6,757.5 | 6,575.01 | 6,899.68 | 6,457.02 | 6,540.55 | 7,015.05 | 6,579.18 | 6,706.52 | 6,756.23 | 6,856.22 | 6,573.85 | 6,689.17 | 6,881.88 | 6,773.29 | 6,983.5 | 6,767.24 | 6,876.32 | 6,869.8 | 7,004.02 | 6,859.63 | 6,798.74 | 7,405.93 | |
| Medical insurance, 75 and over (late-stage elderly) | 17,625.59 | 16,034.65 | 17,131.51 | 17,472.19 | 16,275.1 | 17,282.88 | 16,560.99 | 16,231.07 | 17,165.53 | 16,409.53 | 16,523.68 | 16,620.92 | 16,818.16 | 15,512.72 | 16,708.61 | 16,702.1 | 16,013.76 | 16,575.97 | 15,665.39 | 15,963.24 | 16,689.62 | 15,549.59 | 15,932.7 | 15,809.82 | 16,029.76 | 15,287.76 | 15,761.04 | 15,820.9 | 15,370.65 | 15,749.33 | 15,344.92 | 15,624.64 | 15,365.37 | 15,320.68 | 15,357.89 | 15,074.07 | 16,320.06 |
Latest reading
Total estimated medical expenditure stood at 40,931.47 100 million yen in Mar 2026. That is +10.2% from Feb 2026 and +3.7% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Apr 2014 to Mar 2026.
- Latest
- 40,931.47 100 million yen
- Mar 2026
- vs previous period
- +10.2%
- Feb 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +3.7%
About this data
Monthly estimated medical expenditure in Japan: total, under-75 medical insurance (employees' insurance — Kyokai Kenpo and health insurance societies, insured persons and dependants — and National Health Insurance, preschool children, ages 65-74) and the late-stage elderly system for 75 and over. Estimated medical expenditure (gaisan iryohi) compiled monthly by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare from claims processed by the review and payment organizations, covering medical insurance and public expenditure; about 98% of national medical expenditure. Monthly from April 2014 (fiscal year basis).
