Iceland vs Japan: Death rate from road injuries
Iceland
2.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
2.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iceland rank
184th
Japan rank
182nd
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 184th and Japan ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.109 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Iceland ranks 184th and Japan ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.