Annual national medical expenditure on dental treatment Japan FY 2012-2021
In the fiscal year 2021, the annual total medical expenses for dental practices in Japan amounted to approximately 3.2 trillion Japanese yen, an increase from around 2.7 trillion yen in fiscal 2012. When classified according to age groups, the highest share of over 40 percent of the total dental care-related costs was utilized for the treatments for the population aged 65 years and older in fiscal 2021.
National medical expenditure refers to the total of public funding and medical costs paid by patients in Japan, as well as payments through the Japanese health insurance system and such.