Teruna Shiga compiled data on total and prefecture-level surgical volumes and the number of ophthalmologists in Japan for Fiscal Year 2022. The dataset is stored in an XLS file and was last updated on April 24, 2026. It is licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional disparities in surgical access based on prefecture-level surgical volumes.
- Map healthcare workforce density based on the number of ophthalmologists per prefecture.
- Benchmark national surgical capacity based on total surgical volumes.
- Correlate surgical output with physician supply based on the two primary metrics.
Strengths
- Data is focused on a specific fiscal year (FY2022), providing a clear temporal snapshot.
- Includes granular prefecture-level breakdowns, enabling regional analysis.
- The dataset is openly licensed (CC-BY-4.0) for reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating a limited scope of variables.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare, author Teruna Shiga
- Time Range
- Fiscal Year 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-24 17:40:47; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Japan, prefecture-level