Japan's centenarians exceeded 90,000 for the first time, and women accounted for nearly 90 %. At present, the oldest elderly people are 115 years old.

A report issued by Japan's Ministry of Health and Labor on the 16th shows that there are 90,526 elderly people in Japan 100 and over, and there are 90,000 people in history for the first time. This data was announced before Japan's "Respect for the Elderly" on September 19, the number of "centenarians" in Japan increased by 5%over last year, and 5 times from 20 years ago.

Among the centenarians in Japan, women over the age of 100 accounted for 88.6%, far more than men. According to the Japanese Ministry of Labor and Welfare, the longest -lived old man in the country is the 115 -year -old female resident of Osaka Prefecture. In addition, Japanese men's most older people are 111 years old.

↑ Among Japan's centenarians, women account for 88.6%, far more than men

It is reported that since 1963, all Japanese citizens who reach the centenarians will receive a special gift on the day of the "Respect for the Elderly Festival" -the government issued a sterling silver sake glass. At that time, the number of centenarians who could get this gift was only 153. Due to the rapid increase in the number of centenarians, the Japanese government has issued cheaper silver plating glass since 2016.

It is reported that at that time, the price of each cup was reduced by half to 3812 yen (about 230 yuan was calculated at the time of the exchange rate), which reduced the total expenditure of the gift of the centenarians by about 40%to 150 million days. Yuan. Due to the increase in public fiscal pressure brought about by population aging, the Japanese government also tried to "reduce" the cup before taking the cost of cutting costs.

↑ In Japan, in 2016, the "Respect for the Elderly" began to distribute cheaper silver -plated wine glasses to the centenarians

According to the data released by Japan's Ministry of Labor and Welfare, as of February this year, 36.24 million aging population over 65 years old in Japan, accounting for about 29%of the total population. According to the Japanese National Social Security and Population Institute, the proportion of population aged over 65 will rise to 39.9%by 2060. At the same time, the decline in birth rate has exacerbated the aging of young children in Japanese society.

According to the People's Daily Online, the number of births in Japan in the first half of 2022 was about 385,000, a decrease of 5%compared with the same period last year, and fell below 400,000 for the first time, and once again refreshed the lowest value since 2000. The number of deaths increased by 6.6%over the same period last year to about 777,000. As an important pillar who supports the operation of the Japanese social security system, the population of aging groups aged 15 to 64 is continuing to decrease.

Welfare of Credit Switzerland in Tokyo Purchon pointed out that the transformation of the population structure has put pressure on social welfare projects such as medical and pensions in Japan. "As the population ages, medical expenses will continue to increase without doubt." Baichuan Hao Dao analyzed, "Providing pensions to the elderly will also become a problem. In order to alleviate this problem, the government may have to increase the government to improve People receive the age of pension. "

According to data released by the Japanese government in March this year, the proportion of Japanese social security expenses in GDP has expanded from 10.5%in 1990 to 23.2%in 2021, and the total social security expenditure in 2021 has reached 12.96 trillion JPY. It is estimated that by 2040, Japanese social security expenditure expenditure will reach 18.88 trillion to 19.8 trillion yen. At present, the Ministry of High School of Labor and Labor is seeking a budget of 31 trillion yen in the next fiscal year starting from April next year. The budget increases by 2.7%compared with this fiscal year, of which about 29 trillion yen will be used for medical treatment and pension.

Red Star News reporter Hu Yiling

Editor Deng Yiguang Editor Yang Cheng

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