Of course, suchestimatesdependon many guesses, such as the future rates ofgrowthofGDP, how life expectancywillchange, and how manyexpensive advances will occur in medical care.
The government, too, is keen for the BoJ to keep doing its bit to stimulate growth, because the fiscal deficit is already projected to reach 10% of GDP next year and it has expensive campaign promises to keep.
Its health care system is the third most expensive in the world with over 11% of its GDP going toward health care--nearly three times more than the amount in 1960.