The average cost of childbirth at public hospitals such as national and public hospitals nationwide in the previous fiscal year and the 3rd year of Reiwa was 454,994 yen, an increase of 2,706 yen from the previous year.
This was shown by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare at a meeting of the Social Security Council held on the 13th.
The national average amount of childbirth expenses has increased for four consecutive years, and continues to exceed the 420,000 yen that is paid as a lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare.
By prefecture, the highest was
▽565,092 yen in Tokyo,
followed
by ▽504,634 yen in Kanagawa prefecture,
▽501,889 yen in Ibaraki prefecture, exceeding 500,000 yen in three prefectures. I was.
On the other hand, the lowest was 357,443 yen in Tottori Prefecture, and the difference with Tokyo, which was the highest, was more than 207,000 yen.
The government has announced a policy to significantly increase the "lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare" from next fiscal year, and is currently discussing it at conferences aiming at the realization of social security for all generations.