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Table 1 Basic characteristics of national level road traffic injuries in 2005, Japan

From: Clinical consequences of road traffic injuries among the elderly in Japan

Age (years)

18 - 64

65 - 74

75+

Group

1

2

3

Population

80,271,702

14,070,107

11,576,545

Cases (percentage of the population)

  

Fatality

3668 (0.005%)

1240 (0.009%)

1572 (0.014%)

Severe injuries

43336 (0.054%)

10372 (0.074%)

7887 (0.068%)

All injuries

904086 (1.13%)

86968 (0.618%)

42298 (0.365%)

Gender (% of male)

   

Fatality

80%

58%

51%

Severe injuries

63%

44%

47%

All injuries

55%

50%

50%

Mechanism of injuries (%)

  

Fatality

   

Automobile

53%

29%

20%

Pedestrian

18%

40%

52%

Bicycle

8%

18%

17%

Motorcycle

21%

13%

10%

Others

0%

0%

0%

Severe injuries

   

Automobile

38%

27%

22%

Pedestrian

10%

23%

34%

Bicycle

14%

26%

26%

Motorcycle

37%

24%

18%

Others

0%

0%

0%

All injuries

   

Automobile

69%

52%

39%

Pedestrian

4%

13%

24%

Bicycle

11%

23%

25%

Motorcycle

15%

13%

12%

Others

0%

0%

0%