Over 5,500 people were killed directly by the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster in 1995. About 90% of the fatalities were crushed or burnt to death due to the totally collapsed buildings. Over 50% of fatalities were the elderly and it could be seen that the fatality rate of female was slightly higher than that of male. This is a same tendency to those of the past some earthquakes. Therefore, an investigation of age and sex difference in casualties due to the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster was conducted. According to results of the investigation, the fatality rate of female was higher, slightly. However, it was not so clear as in case of the past tsunami or spread of fine by earthquake and flood high tide in typhoon. Sex difference in severely wounded persons was clear rather than of dead persons.
