Japan - Smoking prevalence

Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+)

The value for Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) in Japan was 20.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 20.10 in 2020.

Definition: Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 33.30
2005 29.40
2010 25.80
2015 22.70
2018 20.50
2019 20.50
2020 20.10

Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) in Japan was 10.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 10.00 in 2020.

Definition: Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 14.50
2005 13.20
2010 12.00
2015 10.90
2018 10.30
2019 10.20
2020 10.00

Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults)

The value for Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) in Japan was 30.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 30.10 in 2020.

Definition: Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 52.00
2005 45.50
2010 39.50
2015 34.50
2018 31.80
2019 30.80
2020 30.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors