Japan police: Nearly 4k who died alone at home not found for over a month
Japanese police reported nearly 4,000 individuals died alone at home, undiscovered for over a month, with over 70% aged 65 or older, highlighting the issue of unattended deaths.
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Japanese police data from the first half of this year indicates that nearly 4,000 individuals who died alone at home were not discovered for over a month. The National Police Agency's report aims to highlight the growing social issue of unattended deaths, particularly among those leading isolated lives. Out of 102,965 autopsies or investigations conducted between January and June, approximately 30 percent (37,227 individuals) were found dead at home, with over 70 percent of these being aged 65 or older. The most affected age group was those aged 85 and above, totaling 7,498 cases. Additionally, 5,920 individuals were aged 75 to 79, and 5,635 were aged 70 to 74. While about 40 percent of the deceased were found within one day of their passing, 3,936 individuals remained undiscovered for more than 30 days, including 130 cases where the bodies were found after a year. The police agency intends to share this report with a Cabinet Office working group that is examining solutions to the issue of unattended deaths.
- Nearly 4,000 people in Japan died alone at home and were not found for over a month.
- Over 70% of those who died alone were aged 65 or older.
- The largest group of deceased individuals was aged 85 and above.
- About 40% of the deceased were found within one day of death.
- The report aims to inform efforts to address the issue of unattended deaths.
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20 commentsThat's a much less efficient way to get mail delivered, because each stop takes 5-10 minutes, and thus it became discouraged.
Efficiency. Short term optimization for the wrong output.
Ireland has a penchant for derelict buildings (at least where I am). Combine that with unwillingness to impose anything on anyone, and you have a recipe for modern era mummies.
If China really shrinks by 300,000,000 over the next 50 years, visiting empty cities filled with mummified remains might be commonplace(economies can’t pivot fast enough to handling such a high death rate per active worker).
In this day and age, many people - myself included - have bills on auto pay. So if money comes in, bills get paid, and no one knows you, it could take months to years before someone discovers you.
Her in Norway we had one case, where a man laid dead for 9 years in his apartment. He didn't have anyone, and people assumed he had moved or gone to a care facility. A janitor found him by chance.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodokushi, the Japanese phenomenon of people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Vincent, a British woman who had been dead over two years before discovery
we're social animals. have people you check on often. and have some people check in on you often as well.
I wonder how many of those 4,000 were also those people
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