介護給付、初の１０兆円超え　２０年度の事業報告―厚労省

　厚生労働省は３１日、２０２０年度の介護保険事業状況報告を公表した。利用者負担を除いた介護保険給付費は前年度比２．７％増の１０兆２３１１億円で、初めて１０兆円を超えた。進む高齢化を背景に、介護保険制度が始まった００年度から過去最高を更新し続けている。（2022/08/31-20:17）

Annual benefits paid under Japan's public insurance for elderly care topped 10 trillion yen for the first time in fiscal 2020, the welfare ministry said Wednesday.
   The total for the year through March 2021 rose 2.7 pct from the previous year to 10,231.1 billion yen. The figure excluded out-of-pocket costs shouldered by users of care services covered by the insurance.
   The annual amount has been hitting a record high since the elderly care insurance system started in fiscal 2000.
   As of the end of March 2021, the number of insured people aged 65 or over had risen 0.7 pct from a year before to 35.79 million.
   Of them, those aged below 75 numbered 17.46 million, and those aged 75 or over totaled 18.33 million. Those aged between 65 and 74 were outnumbered by those aged 75 or over for the third consecutive year.