Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Japan
Japan: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female was 2.3 per 100,000 female population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.3 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 183 countries
All-time high
7.4 per 100,000 female population
in 2000
All-time low
2.3 per 100,000 female population
in 2018
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Japan, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Japan is 2.3 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Japan peaked at 7.4 per 100,000 female population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3 per 100,000 female population, in 2018.
That places Japan 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 7.2 per 100,000 female population | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 7 per 100,000 female population | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.6 per 100,000 female population | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2 per 100,000 female population | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 5.7 per 100,000 female population | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 5.4 per 100,000 female population | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1 per 100,000 female population | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2 per 100,000 female population | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9 per 100,000 female population | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7 per 100,000 female population | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.7 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 per 100,000 female population | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3 per 100,000 female population | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.3 per 100,000 female population is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 per 100,000 female population, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.3 per 100,000 female population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.55 per 100,000 female population, 30% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.66 per 100,000 female population | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | 7.4 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 per 100,000 female population | 2.3 per 100,000 female population | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 157 Cyprus 2.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 157 Italy 2.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 157 Qatar 2.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 160 Brunei Darussalam 2.3 per 100,000 female population compare
- 160 Luxembourg 2.3 per 100,000 female population compare
- 160 North Macedonia 2.3 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Japan?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Japan was 2.3 per 100,000 female population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 100,000 female population in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
- Japan ranks 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.