Overview of Health andMedical Care System in Japan

Overview of Health andMedical Care System in Japan JICA Tokyo International Center December 2006 The health status in Japan has drastically improved since the end of the World War II in 1945. Expected life expectancy at birth increased from 50.06 and 53.96years in 1947 (men and women respectively) to 78.53 and 85.49 in 2005. ................
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