草津市
- Hospitals with 400 or more reported beds
- 14.29%
- Share of reported beds at the three largest facilities
- 66.56%
Shares use facilities and bed counts reported in this snapshot; they do not rate places.
Side-by-side comparison
Compare municipality data
Select up to three municipalities and review published measures side by side. Values retain their source periods and geographic basis; the comparison does not rank places or rate healthcare.
Selected places
- 東近江市 · Shiga Prefecture — In comparison scope Open profile
- 草津市 · Shiga Prefecture — In comparison scope Open profile
Published measures
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed hospitals (facilities at provider locations) | 7 | 7 |
| Reported beds (beds reported by hospitals) | 1,229 | 1,428 |
| Resident population (people) | 140,515 | 111,349 |
| Listed hospitals per 100,000 residents | 4.98 | 6.29 |
| Reported beds per 100,000 residents | 874.64 | 1,282.45 |
“Reported beds” are not licensed, staffed, available or occupied beds. Per-population rates combine provider-location counts with resident-population denominators; they do not measure access or capacity.
Facility profile and published bed measures
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed hospitals (provider-location count) | 7 | 7 |
| Facilities with a reported bed count | 7 | 7 |
| Reported beds (hospital survey field) | 1,229 beds | 1,428 beds |
| Mean reported beds per reporting facility | 175.57 beds | 204 beds |
| Median reported beds per reporting facility | 137 beds | 154 beds |
| First quartile (Q1) of reported beds | 124.5 beds | 115.5 beds |
| Third quartile (Q3) of reported beds | 199 beds | 272.5 beds |
Bed summaries exclude records with unknown bed counts. A missing bed count is not treated as zero. These figures describe the listed facility records and do not measure capacity or access.
Distribution of listed hospitals by reported-bed band
Bands are descriptive groups of reported bed counts. They are not quality ratings or rankings.
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| 0–99 beds | 1 | 1 |
| 100–199 beds | 5 | 3 |
| 200–399 beds | 0 | 2 |
| 400+ beds | 1 | 1 |
Differences in the selected measures
These are descriptive numerical differences based on this comparison. They do not imply that either place is better, worse, adequately served or underserved.
- Reported beds per 100,000 residents: 874.64 vs 1,282.45; absolute difference 407.81. Denominator: Resident population from the shared population release. Source periods: 1 June 2026 / 2025.
- Listed hospitals per 100,000 residents: 4.98 vs 6.29; absolute difference 1.31. Denominator: Resident population from the shared population release. Source periods: 1 June 2026 / 2025.
Housing measures
Housing statistics describe the survey's municipal geography and reference period. They are not healthcare measures.
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 74,690 housing units | 52,490 housing units |
| Vacant housing rate | 6.667559% | 17.489046% |
| Owner-occupied housing rate | 56.824345% | 76.939811% |
| Rented housing rate | 43.175655% | 23.060189% |
| Floor area per dwelling | 86.83 m² | 130.04 m² |
| Monthly rent (includes zero-yen responses) | 53,403 JPY per month | 46,153 JPY per month |
Road traffic safety records
These events are grouped by occurrence-location municipality, not by residents' place of residence or provider location. Counts do not measure individual risk or predict future events.
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Road traffic accidents | 335 cases | 187 cases |
| Road traffic deaths | 3 people | 1 people |
| Road traffic injuries | 384 people | 220 people |
Older population, households and care providers
Resident population
Resident-population geography.
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Population aged 65 and over | 30,057 people | 30,209 people |
| Population aged 75 and over | 14,730 people | 15,125 people |
| Share of population aged 65 and over | 22.09407% | 27.17785% |
Resident household measures
Household geography, based on residents' place of residence.
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Single-person households with a householder aged 65 and over | 4,620 households | 3,760 households |
Care providers by provider location
Provider-location geography. Provider counts do not show where residents receive services or whether services are available.
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Home-visit care providers | 39 service providers | 23 service providers |
| Visiting nursing providers | 21 service providers | 8 service providers |
| Day-care providers | 20 service providers | 23 service providers |
| Care-management providers | 34 service providers | 26 service providers |
| Welfare-facility providers | 8 service providers | 8 service providers |
Projected population
Future values are source-produced projections, not observed future outcomes. Each row retains its stated reference year and observation status.
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Total population — 2020 (baseline) | 143,913 people | 112,819 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2020 (baseline) | 31,129 people | 30,440 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2020 (baseline) | 15,294 people | 15,231 people |
| Total population — 2025 (projected) | 148,095 people | 110,027 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2025 (projected) | 32,948 people | 31,438 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2025 (projected) | 19,477 people | 17,893 people |
| Total population — 2030 (projected) | 149,691 people | 106,771 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2030 (projected) | 34,993 people | 32,291 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2030 (projected) | 21,195 people | 19,552 people |
| Total population — 2035 (projected) | 149,947 people | 103,210 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2035 (projected) | 37,985 people | 33,123 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2035 (projected) | 21,366 people | 19,931 people |
| Total population — 2040 (projected) | 148,792 people | 99,191 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2040 (projected) | 42,293 people | 34,596 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2040 (projected) | 22,151 people | 20,060 people |
| Total population — 2045 (projected) | 146,801 people | 94,748 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2045 (projected) | 44,984 people | 35,101 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2045 (projected) | 24,158 people | 20,299 people |
| Total population — 2050 (projected) | 144,542 people | 90,099 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2050 (projected) | 46,560 people | 34,745 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2050 (projected) | 27,846 people | 21,555 people |
Children, families and related measures
This group brings together measures with different definitions and source periods. A listed specialty or facility record is not evidence of service quality, capacity, availability or access.
This measure reports the source-published capacity as of 1 April 2025. It does not show vacancies or places currently available. Figures published only for a designated city are not allocated to its wards. Where no ward-level figure is verified, no figure is shown; this does not mean zero.
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Population aged 0–14 | 19,712 people | 15,176 people |
| Share of population aged 0–14 | 14.48975% | 13.65325% |
| Facilities with a listed pediatrics entry | 4 facilities | 3 facilities |
| Physicians whose principal specialty is pediatrics | 27 people | 14 people |
| Facilities with a listed obstetrics and gynecology entry | 3 facilities | 1 facilities |
| Published childcare enrollment capacity | 4,732 capacity slots | 2,943 capacity slots |
| Households with members under 18 | 13,807 households | 10,465 households |
| Measure | 草津市 | 東近江市 |
|---|---|---|
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2020 | 19,722 people | 15,203 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2025 | 18,790 people | 13,378 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2030 | 17,659 people | 11,644 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2035 | 17,449 people | 10,755 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2040 | 17,391 people | 10,305 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2045 | 17,031 people | 9,754 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2050 | 16,208 people | 8,967 people |
Browse another municipality. Each municipality profile provides its own source details; comparison does not create a combined score or rank.
- Values are descriptive statistics based on the same published facility snapshot.
- Facilities with unknown bed counts are excluded from bed mean, median and distribution summaries; missing bed counts are not treated as zero.
- Numeric differences describe facility composition. They do not indicate healthcare quality, capacity, access, need, adequacy, superiority or rank.
- Population-denominated measures use the Basic Resident Register reference date as descriptive context; they do not measure need, access, quality, adequacy or superiority.
- When a municipality has a zero population denominator, rates per 100,000 residents are not displayed, to avoid division by zero.
Sources and reference periods
Hospital facility data
- Source agency or portal
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
- Reference period
- 1 June 2026
- Retrieved
- 22 August 2026 at 03:30:08 UTC
Municipality directory
- Source agency or portal
- Government Statistics Portal (e-Stat) / Statistics Bureau of Japan
- Reference period
- 1 June 2026
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026 at 02:13:46 UTC
Resident population
- Source agency or portal
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Government Statistics Portal (e-Stat)
- Reference period
- 2025
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026 at 04:43:28 UTC
Secondary medical area mapping
- Source agency or portal
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare / Government Statistics Portal (e-Stat)
- Reference period
- 1 October 2024
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026 at 21:55:08 UTC
Source titles and official records may be in Japanese. Dates and geographic units are shown separately for each source.
A missing numeric value is not converted to zero. Open a municipality profile to see its source details and geographic context.