Prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of current tobacco use was 23.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 23.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 29.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.6% | 29.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 25.8% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.9% | 24.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 7 Bulgaria 38.7% compare
- 8 Solomon Islands 38.4% compare
- 9 Kiribati 37.7% compare
- 10 Montenegro 37.2% compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 23.9% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the 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.