Prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 23.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 23.1% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 30.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 27.5% | 30.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 25.3% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.1% | 24.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in East Asia & Pacific was 23.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.