What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Ireland and Japan?

0.5 per 100,000 population, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Japan: Mortality caused by road traffic injury

Ireland

3.1 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Japan

3.6 per 100,000 population

in 2019

Ireland rank

174th

Japan rank

172nd

Mortality caused by road traffic injury over time

Ireland
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.6 per 100,000 population against 3.1 per 100,000 population in Ireland, a difference of 0.5 per 100,000 population.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Ireland ranks 174th and Japan ranks 172nd of 183 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.01 per 100,000 population	9.17 per 100,000 population	0.16 per 100,000 population	Japan
2010s	3.83 per 100,000 population	4.33 per 100,000 population	0.5 per 100,000 population	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality caused by road traffic injury, Ireland or Japan?: Japan, at 3.6 per 100,000 population against 3.1 per 100,000 population in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in mortality caused by road traffic injury between Ireland and Japan?: 0.5 per 100,000 population, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for mortality caused by road traffic injury?: Ireland ranks 174th and Japan ranks 172nd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 4,600 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.