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'''List of [[Traffic collision|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20130105b2.html |title=Fewest traffic deaths seen since '51 |publisher=The Japan Times |date= |accessdate=2014-03-02}}</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/1174172/japans-annual-road-toll-lowest-since-1949</ref>  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 [https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/koutsuu/H29siboumatome.pdf statistics]. Total deaths has fallen further to 3,215 in 2019, with drivers [https://japantoday.com/category/national/senior-drivers-responsible-for-14-of-fatal-accidents-in-2019 over age 75 a concern]. Total deaths has fallen further to 2,839 in 2020, with drivers.<ref>[http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14083352]</ref><ref>[https://thetaiwantimes.com/japans-annual-traffic-deaths-hit-record-low-in-2020-or-perhaps-not/]</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:right"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:70px;"| year
! colspan=2| deaths*
! colspan=2|injuries(1000s)
! colspan=2|registered vehicles(1000s)
! colspan=2|population(1000s)
! colspan=2|vehicle km(blns)
|-
! style="width:60px;"|number !! style="width:40px;"|idx
! style="width:60px;"|number !! style="width:40px;"|idx
! style="width:60px;"|number !! style="width:40px;"|idx
! style="width:60px;"|number !! style="width:40px;"|idx
! style="width:60px;"|number !! style="width:40px;"|idx
|-
! 1952
| 4,696 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 1970
| 16,765 || 151 || 981.1 || 120 || 28,390 || 37 || 103,720 || 84 || 2.26 || 38
|-
! 1976
| 9,734 || 88 || 614.0 || 75 || 40,890 || 54 || 113,094 || 92 || 3.097 || 52
|-
! 1980
| 8,760 || 79 || 598.7 || 73 || 52,250 || 69 || 117,060 || 95 || 3.891 || 65
|-
! 1985
| 9,261 || 84 || 681.3 || 84 || 67,040 || 88 || 121,049 || 98 || 4.494 || 71
|-
! 1990
| 11,227
| 101 || 790.3 || 97 || 78,110 || 103 || 123,611 || 100 || 6.286 || 105
|-
! 1994
| 10,649 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 1995
| 10,679 || 96 || 922.7 || 113 || 84,970 || 112 || 125,570 || 102 || 7.203 || 120
|-
! 1996
| 9,942 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 1997
| 9,640 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 1998
| 9,211 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 1999
| 9,006 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 2000
| 9,066 || 82 || 1155.7 || 142 || 89,250 || 117 || 126,926 || 103 || 7.757 || 129
|-
! 2001
| 8,747 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 2002
| 8,326 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 2003
| 7,702 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 2004
| 7,358 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 2005
| 6,871 || 62 || 1156.6 || 142 || 91,380 || 120 || 127,768 || 104 || 7.689 || 128
|-
! 2006
| 6,352 || || || || || ||  ||  || ||
|-
! 2007
| 5,744 || 52 || 1034.4 || 127 || 91,170 || 120 || 127,771 || 104 || N/A ||
|-
! 2008
| 5,155 || || || || || || 127,700 || 104 || ||
|-
! 2009
| 4,914 || 44 || 908.9 || 111 || || || 127,600 || 104 || ||
|-
! 2010
| 4,863 || || || || || || 128,056 ||  || ||
|-
! 2011
| 4,612 || || || || || || 127,799 ||  || ||
|-
! 2016
| 3,904 || || || || || || - ||  || ||
|-
! 2017
| 3,694 || || || || || || - ||  || ||
|-
! 2018
| 3,532 || || || || || || - ||  || ||
|-
! 2019
| 3,215 || || || || || || - ||  || ||
|-
! 2020
| 2,839 || || || || || || - ||  || ||
|}
<small>Notes: Death definition before and after 1980 are not exactly comparable (1-day vs 30-day) but have this additional margin of error.</small>

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==See also==
*[[List of motor vehicle deaths in Australia by year]]
*[[List of motor vehicle deaths in Iceland by year]]
*[[List of motor vehicle deaths in Thailand by year]]
*[[Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year]]

==References==
* [http://www.npa.go.jp/toukei/koutuu48/toukeie.htm Statistics of Road Accidents Japan, National Police Agency]
* [http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/chouki/29.htm Statistics Bureau of Japan, Traffic Accident Data]
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[[Category:Car-related lists|Motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year]]
[[Category:Lists of motor vehicle deaths by year|Japan]]