Number of medical errors reported to JQ Japan 2014-2023, by report type
In 2023, a total of 6.07 thousand medical errors were reported to the Japan Council for Quality Health Care (JQ). Approximately 5.18 thousand cases of which were submitted by medical facilities that were registered in JQ's database and subject to reporting requirements. About 887 cases were from medical facilities which voluntarily submitted the reports.
Designated by the health ministry in the country, JQ conducts various third-party evaluations of healthcare institutions and provides a database of medical adverse events and near-miss events with the aim of improving the healthcare system in Japan.