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)

List of motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year

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.[1] and 2017 has dropped to 3,694 deaths, of this 2,020 involved a driver over aged 65 or 54.7% of the total, with sharply rising rates of deadly accident with each decade of driver age after 65.[2] Some 36% of deaths were pedestrians, 13% were bicyclists, alcohol related deaths were 1/3 at 213 less than a decade earlier, among a wealth of other statistics. Total deaths has fallen further to 3,215 in 2019, with drivers over age 75 a concern. Total deaths has fallen further to 2,839 in 2020, with drivers.[3][4]

year deaths* injuries(1000s) registered vehicles(1000s) population(1000s) vehicle km(blns)
numberidx numberidx numberidx numberidx numberidx
1952 4,696
1970 16,765151981.112028,39037103,720842.2638
1976 9,73488614.07540,89054113,094923.09752
1980 8,76079598.77352,25069117,060953.89165
1985 9,26184681.38467,04088121,049984.49471
1990 11,227 101790.39778,110103123,6111006.286105
1994 10,649
1995 10,67996922.711384,970112125,5701027.203120
1996 9,942
1997 9,640
1998 9,211
1999 9,006
2000 9,066821155.714289,250117126,9261037.757129
2001 8,747
2002 8,326
2003 7,702
2004 7,358
2005 6,871621156.614291,380120127,7681047.689128
2006 6,352
2007 5,744521034.412791,170120127,771104N/A
2008 5,155127,700104
2009 4,91444908.9111127,600104
2010 4,863128,056
2011 4,612127,799
2016 3,904-
2017 3,694-
2018 3,532-
2019 3,215-
2020 2,839-

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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