Tobacco smoking in Indonesia
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-02-11
In 2022, Indonesia reported a significant prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 years and older. The adult smoking prevalence was 36.7%, with a stark gender disparity: 71.2% of males and 2.2% of females were smokers. In comparison, in 2020, this prevalence was 62.7% among males and 2.5% among females. The absolute number of smokers in 2022 was approximately 74.8 million, an increase from 64.5 million in 2020. The adult daily smoking prevalence in 2021 was 28.8%, with a prevalence of 52.3% among males and 1.4% among females.
Smoking-related mortality remains a critical public health issue in the country, accounting for 12.27% of all deaths in 2021. Specifically, 17.77% of all male deaths and 5.04% of all female deaths were attributed to smoking-related causes. This represents that the number of deaths attributable to smoking was 268,614 in 2021, with 220,846 male and 47,767 female deaths. These figures underscore the persistent challenge of tobacco smoking in Indonesia, necessitating robust public health interventions to curb its high prevalence and associated mortalities.
Prevalence
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019
|
60.6 million |
1A
|
2020
|
64.5 million |
1B
|
2022
|
74.8 million |
1C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019
|
31.1% |
2A
|
2020
|
32.6% |
2B
|
2022
|
36.7% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019
|
1.9% |
2A
|
2020
|
2.5% |
2B
|
2022
|
2.2% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019
|
60.2% |
2A
|
2020
|
62.7% |
2B
|
2022
|
71.2% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2017 or earlier
|
33.6% |
4A
A
|
2021
|
26.8% |
4B
B
|
Comments:
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
- Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2017 or earlier
|
1.8% |
4A
A
|
2021
|
1.4% |
4B
B
|
Comments:
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
- Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2017 or earlier
|
65.4% |
4A
A
|
2021
|
52.3% |
4B
B
|
Comments:
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
- Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
- Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Smoking-related mortality
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
225.7 thousand |
1A
|
2021
|
268.6 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
50.4 thousand |
1A
|
2021
|
47.8 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
175.3 thousand |
1A
|
2021
|
220.8 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
18.18% |
1A
|
2021
|
12.27% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
7% |
1A
|
2021
|
5.04% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016
|
21.4% |
1A
|
2021
|
17.77% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Comments:
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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