Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 26.2% against 25.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 86th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 166 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 25.3% | 21.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 25.6% | 11.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 1.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 26.2% against 25.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Japan ranks 86th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th 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.