Japan vs Malta: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males

Japan
26.2%
in 2024
Malta
26.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
86th
Malta rank
87th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time

  • Japan
  • Malta
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 26.2% against 26.0% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 86th and Malta ranks 87th of 166 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 46.8% 37.7% 9.1% Japan
2010s 36.5% 32.2% 4.3% Japan
2020s 27.6% 26.9% 0.7% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Japan or Malta?
Japan, at 26.2% against 26.0% in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Japan and Malta?
0.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Japan ranks 86th and Malta ranks 87th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.