Canada vs Japan: Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents
Canada
3,085 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Japan
2,732 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Japan rank
12th
Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3,085 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 2,732 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Japan, a difference of 353 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 34 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,260 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6,636 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,624 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Canada |
| 1980s | 10,001 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5,651 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4,350 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Canada |
| 1990s | 8,150 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7,236 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 913.7 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Canada |
| 2000s | 6,326 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8,638 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,312 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Japan |
| 2010s | 4,471 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5,441 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 970.88 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,906 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 2,878 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 27.6 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 3,085 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants against 2,732 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents between Canada and Japan?
- 353 Injured per 1 000 000 inhabitants, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for injuries — injuries in road traffic accidents?
- Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Injuries — Injuries in road traffic accidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on injuries in road traffic accidents (number of people injured in road traffic accidents per million population.) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.