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Table 1 Number of accidental deaths at home in Japan in 2019

From: A review of Japanese-style bathing: its demerits and merits

 

Total

Over 65 years

(%)

Deaths in houses

13,800

11,987

86.9

 Asphyxiation

3187

2747

86.2

 Death by drowning

5673

5310

93.6

 Death by fire

813

602

74.0

 Death by falls

2394

2088

87.2

 Others

1733

1240

71.6

Deaths by traffic accident

4279

2508

58.6