Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Japan
Japan: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 3.6 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Japan, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Japan stood at 3.6 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Japan peaked at 12.5 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Japan 172nd 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 (per 100,000 population) in Japan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 12.1 per 100,000 population | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 11.3 per 100,000 population | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 10.6 per 100,000 population | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 10.1 per 100,000 population | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 9.4 per 100,000 population | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 8.6 per 100,000 population | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 6.2 per 100,000 population | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 5.5 per 100,000 population | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 5.4 per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5 per 100,000 population | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8 per 100,000 population | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5 per 100,000 population | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.2 per 100,000 population | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 4.2 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1 per 100,000 population | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9 per 100,000 population | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7 per 100,000 population | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.6 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3.6 per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.1 per 100,000 population, 59% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3.6 per 100,000 population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.25 per 100,000 population, 27% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -27.9% | 8.6 per 100,000 population | 6.2 per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.17 per 100,000 population | 5.4 per 100,000 population | 12.5 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 per 100,000 population | 3.6 per 100,000 population | 5.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Japan?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Japan was 3.6 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Japan ranks 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 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.