Japan vs Malaysia: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Japan
17.5%
in 2024
Malaysia
16.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
101st
Malaysia rank
104th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 17.5% against 16.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 101st and Malaysia ranks 104th of 178 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 26.1% | 5.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 20.9% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.4% | 1.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 17.5% against 16.9% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Japan ranks 101st and Malaysia ranks 104th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.