fiscal year 2022; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Figures exclude the certificates which are no longer valid. The patients need to renew the certificates every two years.
Grade 1 certificates are issued to patients who need a full support from others to survive.
Grade 2 certificates are issued to patients who often need support in their daily lives.
Grade 3 certificates are issued to patients who experience some limitation both in their daily lives and in the society due to the disability.
Figures have been rounded.
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Cumulative number of mental disability certificates Japan FY 2022, by degree
In the fiscal year 2022, more than *** thousand grade two mental disability certificates were recorded in Japan. That year, the total number of registered mental disability certificates amounted to approximately **** ³¾¾±±ô±ô¾±´Ç²Ô.Ìý The mental disability certificate can be issued in Japan by mayors of districts to the patients with mental illnesses. The patients with the certificates are entitled to receive services and benefits from the government, such as income tax and resident tax deduction.
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MHLW (Japan). (October 31, 2023). Cumulative number of mental disability certificates registered in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by degree (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1076494/japan-number-mental-disability-certificates-by-degree/
MHLW (Japan). "Cumulative number of mental disability certificates registered in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by degree (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1076494/japan-number-mental-disability-certificates-by-degree/
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Cumulative number of mental disability certificates registered in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by degree (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1076494/japan-number-mental-disability-certificates-by-degree/
