Table 1.
Statistics for reference data for the period 2010–2017 by sex and age group.
| Variable | Statistics |
|---|---|
| Population | Population Estimates (yearly) |
| Number of deaths | Vital Statistics (yearly) |
| Medical care expenditure | Estimates of National Medical Care Expenditure (yearly) |
| Number of long-term care recipientsa | Report of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (monthly) |
| Long-term care expenditureb | Report of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (monthly) |
a
Average of monthly numbers of recipients.
b
Sum of monthly expenditures over 12 months. Data on long-term care expenditure were available only by age group, and data by sex and age group were calculated on the assumption that the male/female ratio in relation to long-term care expenditure was equivalent to that of the number of long-term care recipients in each age group.