Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Eastern Asia

Tobacco use prevalence in Eastern Asia in 2024 — 22.2%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.8 pp.

2024 22.2% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 28%2000
Period minimum 22.2%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Eastern Asia, 2000–2024222426282000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 28%2005: 26.5%2007: 25.9%2010: 25.2%2015: 24.1%2020: 22.9%2022: 22.5%2023: 22.4%2024: 22.2%
Change over the period: −5.8 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Asia 22.2%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.2 −0.2 pp
2023 22.4 −0.2 pp
2022 22.5
2020 22.9
2015 24.1
2010 25.2
2007 25.9
2005 26.5
2000 28

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.