Prevalence of current tobacco use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 15.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 15.6% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 30.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2024.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 102nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.6% | — |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 15.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 15.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 68% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 25.2% | 30.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.9% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 17.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 99 United States of America 15.8% compare
- 100 Denmark 15.7% compare
- 100 Mexico 15.7% compare
- 103 Bahrain 15.4% compare
- 104 Saudi Arabia 14.7% compare
- 105 Brunei Darussalam 14.5% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6303 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 15.6% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 102nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.