Italy vs Japan: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes

Italy
173,364 Crashes
in 2024
Japan
290,895 Crashes
in 2024
Italy rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd

Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time

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How they compare

Japan currently reports 290,895 Crashes against 173,364 Crashes in Italy, a difference of 117,531 Crashes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 44 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 292,139 Crashes 549,506 Crashes 257,367 Crashes Japan
1980s 160,780 Crashes 550,806 Crashes 390,027 Crashes Japan
1990s 181,649 Crashes 742,251 Crashes 560,602 Crashes Japan
2000s 242,418 Crashes 887,550 Crashes 645,132 Crashes Japan
2010s 183,534 Crashes 560,614 Crashes 377,080 Crashes Japan
2020s 155,190 Crashes 302,808 Crashes 147,617 Crashes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 290,895 Crashes against 173,364 Crashes in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Italy and Japan?
117,531 Crashes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
Italy ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Unit
Crashes
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 2,505 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.