Japan vs United States of America: Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes
Japan
290,895 Crashes
in 2024
United States of America
6.10 million Crashes
in 2021
Japan rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.10 million Crashes against 290,895 Crashes in Japan, a difference of 5.81 million Crashes.
That makes United States of America's figure about 21.0 times Japan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 44 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 637,922 Crashes | 2.23 million Crashes | 1.60 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 1990s | 742,251 Crashes | 6.39 million Crashes | 5.65 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2000s | 887,550 Crashes | 6.10 million Crashes | 5.21 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2010s | 560,614 Crashes | 6.12 million Crashes | 5.56 million Crashes | United States of America |
| 2020s | 307,187 Crashes | 5.68 million Crashes | 5.37 million Crashes | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.10 million Crashes against 290,895 Crashes in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes between Japan and United States of America?
- 5.81 million Crashes, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes?
- Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
People killed in road crashes within 30 days the crash occurred, people injured in road crashes, and road injury crashes.