Brunei vs Japan: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Brunei
- Japan
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 26.9% against 26.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Brunei ranks 84th and Japan ranks 86th of 166 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 46.8% | 15.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 36.5% | 7.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 27.6% | 0.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Brunei or Japan?
- Brunei, at 26.9% against 26.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Brunei and Japan?
- 0.7%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Japan rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Brunei ranks 84th and Japan ranks 86th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.