Concept

It is estimated that the city of Yokohama is aging at one of the highest speeds in Japan, and demand for medical care and nursing care is expected to increase rapidly.

Expected to increase more than 1.5 times

Especially for elderly people aged 75 and over, about 1.9 times.

It is expected to increase by about 1.4 times in 2025.

※When medical resources (number of beds, etc.) remain the same as the current situation

Citizens under the age of 74 who need medical care

Citizens who need medical care for 75 years or older

The increase in the number of elderly people aged 75 and over means that more people need medical care. In particular, Yokohama City is expected to be more prominent than other cities.

Except when medical care is actually needed, there are many people who are not interested in medical care, saying, "I'm OK because I'm healthy now," but the demands of the municipal administration as a whole are always high.

In fact, it is sometimes not known about medical care, such as what role the hospital has. This improvement in health literacy is now being sought nationwide.

Information about medical care is not transmitted even if it is unilaterally transmitted.

Yokohama City collaborating with private companies and universities to develop approaches to make people aware of the familiar “medical perspective”.

• Yokohama City Future Population Estimation (March 2018) Yokohama City Policy Bureau
• Japan’s future population by region 2018 (March 2018) National Institute of Population and Social Security
• Population and Number of Patients/Simplified Version (2016) ISHIKAWA Benjamin
• Yokohama citizens' awareness survey on medical care (March 2017) City of Yokohama, Medical Care Bureau
• Yokohama Public Awareness Survey (FY2018) Policy Bureau, Yokohama City
• Healthcare 2035 Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare