40 thousand Japanese victims of ‘lonely’ death in six months
Last Updated on September 1, 2024 8:41 am
Japan, the developed country of Asia, has long been trying to deal with an aging and shrinking population. There is no profit. Loneliness is increasing day by day in the country. The situation has reached such an extreme that even at the time of death, many people do not have anyone to help them.
He died in his own house, but no one knows. The body is recovered several days after the death. Unbelievable, but such a terrible situation of loneliness is seen in Japan.
The BBC reported on Saturday, citing Japan’s National Police Agency, that nearly 40,000 people died alone in their homes in the first six months of this year. About 4,000 of them have been rescued after more than a month of death.
The police report revealed that a large number of Japan’s elderly population lives alone and dies.
According to data collected by the National Police Agency in the first six months of this year, a total of 37,227 people living alone were found dead in their homes. Of these, 70 percent are 65 or older.
According to the report, approximately 40 percent of people who die alone at home are found within a day of death. About 3,939 bodies were found more than a month after the deaths. In addition, 130 bodies were found at least one year after death. Of those who died alone, 7,498 were aged 85 or over. Besides, 5 thousand 920 people are between 75 and 79 years old and 5 thousand 635 people are between 70 and 74 years old.
Japan’s state TV network NH reported that the police agency will hand over their search information to the government to find the bodies that have not yet been found.
The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research reported in a research report in April this year that the number of elderly citizens living alone in Japan will increase greatly in the next 25 years. By 2050, one in five households in the country may have an elderly person living alone.
The report also states that by 2050, 1.8 million elderly people in Japan will be living alone. Which is 20.6 percent of all families in the country.
According to the police report, the elderly population is growing due to the tendency of Japanese young people to marry late, or because many choose not to have children.
Meanwhile, Japan is facing a population crisis as the number of elderly people increases at an alarming rate. There are increasing medical and welfare costs. On the contrary, the labor force is decreasing. According to the United Nations, Japan is currently the East Asian country with the largest elderly population in the world.