Abstract
To compare epidemiological characteristics of traffic accidents in Japan andIreland, we analyzed mortality and thenegative effect on life expectancy between 1950 and 2000 and generated amultivariate model. The characteristics were similar in the two countries: Thetime trends showed an increase in mortality followed by a decrease. The mortality rates wereabout 13 and 5/100,000 for males and females, respectively, in 2000. Correlationcoefficients for sex were over 0.9. Age distribution obeyed the naturallogarithm regularity. The negative effect on life expectancy was about 0.34 yearfor males, and 0.13 year for females. The economic level was positively associatedwith mortality, whereas “number of vehicles owned” was associated negatively.In conclusion, we can take advantage of the broad consistencies in these twocountries when we draw up an intervention strategy. Any preventive strategyshould be directed to the young, particularly males.
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