Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Japan

Tobacco use prevalence in Japan in 2024 — 17.5%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.9 pp.

2024 17.5% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 75of 166
Period maximum 33.4%2000
Period minimum 17.5%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Japan, 2000–202415202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 33.4%2005: 29.3%2007: 27.6%2010: 25.5%2015: 22.3%2020: 19.5%2022: 18.5%2023: 18%2024: 17.5%
Change over the period: −15.9 pp Annual average: -0.66 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 17.5%
World 20.3%
Eastern Asia computed 22.2%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.5 −0.5 pp
2023 18 −0.5 pp
2022 18.5
2020 19.5
2015 22.3
2010 25.5
2007 27.6
2005 29.3
2000 33.4

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that uses tobacco — cigarettes, cigars, pipes, waterpipe, smokeless tobacco. The WHO estimates are age-standardized, so countries with different age composition can be compared directly. Tobacco remains one of the leading preventable causes of death.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.