熊本市 / 南区
- Hospitals with 400 or more reported beds
- 12.5%
- Share of reported beds at the three largest facilities
- 43.7%
Shares use facilities and bed counts reported in this snapshot; they do not rate places.
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Published measures
| Measure | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed hospitals (facilities at provider locations) | 16 | 9 |
| Reported beds (beds reported by hospitals) | 3,183 | 2,103 |
| Resident population (people) | 133,843 | 120,023 |
| Listed hospitals per 100,000 residents | 11.95 | 7.5 |
| Reported beds per 100,000 residents | 2,378.16 | 1,752.16 |
“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 | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed hospitals (provider-location count) | 16 | 9 |
| Facilities with a reported bed count | 16 | 9 |
| Reported beds (hospital survey field) | 3,183 beds | 2,103 beds |
| Mean reported beds per reporting facility | 198.94 beds | 233.67 beds |
| Median reported beds per reporting facility | 160 beds | 199 beds |
| First quartile (Q1) of reported beds | 126.5 beds | 149 beds |
| Third quartile (Q3) of reported beds | 198.5 beds | 290 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 | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| 0–99 beds | 3 | 1 |
| 100–199 beds | 9 | 4 |
| 200–399 beds | 2 | 2 |
| 400+ beds | 2 | 2 |
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.
- Listed hospitals per 100,000 residents: 11.95 vs 7.5; absolute difference 4.45. Denominator: Resident population from the shared population release. Source periods: 1 June 2026 / 2025.
- Reported beds per 100,000 residents: 2,378.16 vs 1,752.16; absolute difference 626. Denominator: Resident population from the shared population release. Source periods: 1 June 2026 / 2025.
- Share of hospitals with 400 or more reported beds: 12.5% vs 22.22%; absolute difference 9.72 percentage points. Denominator: Facilities with reported bed values in the shared facility snapshot. Source periods: 1 June 2026.
Housing measures
Housing statistics describe the survey's municipal geography and reference period. They are not healthcare measures.
| Measure | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 58,610 housing units | 58,400 housing units |
| Vacant housing rate | 11.704487% | 16.181507% |
| Owner-occupied housing rate | 64.091816% | 69.462228% |
| Rented housing rate | 35.908184% | 30.537772% |
| Floor area per dwelling | 99.15 m² | 107.92 m² |
| Monthly rent (includes zero-yen responses) | 48,336 JPY per month | 40,420 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 | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Road traffic accidents | 202 cases | 118 cases |
| Road traffic deaths | 1 people | 3 people |
| Road traffic injuries | 244 people | 145 people |
Older population, households and care providers
Resident population
Resident-population geography.
| Measure | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Population aged 65 and over | 34,600 people | 42,131 people |
| Population aged 75 and over | 17,835 people | 22,619 people |
| Share of population aged 65 and over | 26.81381% | 34.57442% |
Resident household measures
Household geography, based on residents' place of residence.
| Measure | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Single-person households with a householder aged 65 and over | 4,765 households | 6,739 households |
Care providers by provider location
Provider-location geography. Provider counts do not show where residents receive services or whether services are available.
| Measure | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Home-visit care providers | 58 service providers | 53 service providers |
| Visiting nursing providers | 42 service providers | 26 service providers |
| Day-care providers | 36 service providers | 36 service providers |
| Care-management providers | 62 service providers | 41 service providers |
| Welfare-facility providers | 8 service providers | 11 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 | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Total population — 2020 (baseline) | 130,829 people | 123,067 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2020 (baseline) | 35,052 people | 42,433 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2020 (baseline) | 18,047 people | 22,744 people |
| Total population — 2025 (projected) | 132,524 people | 117,245 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2025 (projected) | 37,076 people | 42,438 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2025 (projected) | 21,103 people | 24,672 people |
| Total population — 2030 (projected) | 133,018 people | 111,165 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2030 (projected) | 38,421 people | 41,516 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2030 (projected) | 23,451 people | 25,825 people |
| Total population — 2035 (projected) | 132,915 people | 105,018 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2035 (projected) | 39,469 people | 40,150 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2035 (projected) | 24,657 people | 25,638 people |
| Total population — 2040 (projected) | 132,135 people | 98,891 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2040 (projected) | 41,715 people | 39,127 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2040 (projected) | 25,175 people | 24,656 people |
| Total population — 2045 (projected) | 130,530 people | 92,810 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2045 (projected) | 43,108 people | 37,614 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2045 (projected) | 25,291 people | 23,364 people |
| Total population — 2050 (projected) | 128,236 people | 86,864 people |
| Population aged 65 and over — 2050 (projected) | 43,870 people | 35,919 people |
| Population aged 75 and over — 2050 (projected) | 26,885 people | 22,733 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 | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Population aged 0–14 | 20,812 people | 26,272 people |
| Share of population aged 0–14 | 16.12858% | 12.04619% |
| Facilities with a listed pediatrics entry | 2 facilities | 1 facilities |
| Physicians whose principal specialty is pediatrics | 12 people | 10 people |
| Facilities with a listed obstetrics and gynecology entry | 0 facilities — Confirmed zero | 1 facilities |
| Published childcare enrollment capacity | Not observed | 4,223 capacity slots |
| Households with members under 18 | 13,497 households | 9,711 households |
| Measure | 熊本市 / 南区 | 八代市 |
|---|---|---|
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2020 | 20,883 people | 14,716 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2025 | 20,405 people | 13,417 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2030 | 19,481 people | 11,995 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2035 | 18,867 people | 11,092 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2040 | 18,778 people | 10,444 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2045 | 18,664 people | 9,818 people |
| Projected population aged 0–14 — 1 October 2050 | 18,166 people | 9,087 people |
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- 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
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