Ireland vs Japan: Death rate from road injuries
Ireland
2.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
2.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ireland rank
181st
Japan rank
182nd
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 181st and Japan ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.127 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.329 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Ireland ranks 181st 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.