Korea vs Türkiye: Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption
Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption over time
- Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 18.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day against 12.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day in Korea, a difference of 5.7 Cigarettes per smoker per day.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Türkiye ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 1st of 1 groups.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 17.7 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 14.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 16.9 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 13 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 17.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 4.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk factors for health — tobacco consumption, Korea or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 18.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day against 12.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk factors for health — tobacco consumption between Korea and Türkiye?
- 5.7 Cigarettes per smoker per day, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for risk factors for health — tobacco consumption?
- Korea ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 1st of 1 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for tobacco consumption (including daily smokers by age and sex), vaping (by age and sex), alcohol consumption, fruits and vegetables consumption, as well as measured and self-reported data on overweight and obesity. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.