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List of motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year


List of motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year

This is a list of motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year. Deaths are currently defined by those who die within 30 days of the date of the accident, but 1980 and before are one day accident deaths. Fatalities reached a record high in 1970. The Index base year is 1989. (Index=100)

Per population, fatalities are 1/4 in 2008 of that of 1970, and per kilometer are one sixth in 2007 of the 1970 rate. The total for 2012 was 4,411 deaths. and 2016 has dropped to 3,904 deaths, of this 2,138 were over aged 65 or 54.8% of the total.

Notes: Death definition before and after 1980 are not exactly comparable (1-day vs 30-day) but have this additional margin of error.


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