Number of fatalities in traffic accidents in Japan 2015-2024

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Alexandru Arba,
Mar 12, 2025

In 2024, Japan recorded around 2.66 thousand fatalities in road traffic accidents, down from about 4.12 thousand in 2015. Consequently, the number of fatalities on Japanese streets continued their decline.

Number of fatalities caused by road traffic accidents in Japan from 2015 to 2024

CharacteristicNumber of fatalities
2024 2,663
2023 2,678
2022 2,610
2021 2,636
2020 2,839
2019 3,215
2018 3,532
2017 3,694
2016 3,904
2015 4,117
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February 2025

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2015 to 2024

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