Data sourced:
2021.
Page updated:
2024-12-23
Prevalence
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.7 million | 1A |
| 2020 | 2.7 million | 1A |
References:
- 1. Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health Promotion Administration (HPA), Jul. 2021 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13% | 2A |
| 2020 | 13.1% | 2A |
References:
- Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health Promotion Administration (HPA), Jul. 2021
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.4% | 2A |
| 2020 | 2.9% | 2A |
References:
- Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health Promotion Administration (HPA), Jul. 2021
| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23.4% | 2A |
| 2020 | 23.1% | 2A |
References:
- Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health Promotion Administration (HPA), Jul. 2021
References:
- 1. Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health Promotion Administration (HPA), Jul. 2021 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: 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/
- Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health Promotion Administration (HPA), Jul. 2021
Smoking-related mortality
25.4 thousand
1
A
2021
2.5 thousand
1
A
2021
22.9 thousand
1
A
2021
13.79%
1
B
2021
3.25%
1
B
2021
21.26%
1
B
2021
References:
- Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
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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