In 2022, 731 people aged 65 years or older died due to accidental house fires in Japan, the highest number in over a decade. Elderly people are more vulnerable to the dangers of house fires than the general population, as is shown by their disproportionate share in fatalities. In 2022, their age group made up more than 75 percent of all deaths to accidental house fires.
Total number of people aged over 65 years old who died due to house fires in Japan from 2013 to 2022
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Fire and Disaster Management Agency. (January 23, 2024). Total number of people aged over 65 years old who died due to house fires in Japan from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056749/japan-number-elderly-fatalities-house-fires/
Fire and Disaster Management Agency. "Total number of people aged over 65 years old who died due to house fires in Japan from 2013 to 2022." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056749/japan-number-elderly-fatalities-house-fires/
Fire and Disaster Management Agency. (2024). Total number of people aged over 65 years old who died due to house fires in Japan from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056749/japan-number-elderly-fatalities-house-fires/
Fire and Disaster Management Agency. "Total Number of People Aged over 65 Years Old Who Died Due to House Fires in Japan from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056749/japan-number-elderly-fatalities-house-fires/
Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Total number of people aged over 65 years old who died due to house fires in Japan from 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056749/japan-number-elderly-fatalities-house-fires/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total number of people aged over 65 years old who died due to house fires in Japan from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Fire and Disaster Management Agency, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056749/japan-number-elderly-fatalities-house-fires/
