Current tobacco epidemic situation in Asia-Pacific region
| Country | Adult daily smoking prevalence (%) (key 1) | FCTC ratification | M Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies (key 2) | P Protect from tobacco smoke (key 3) | O Offer cessation (key 4) | W Warn: pack warnings (key 5) | W Warn: mass media (key 6) | E Enforce advertising bans (key 7) | R Raise taxes (%) (key 8) |
| Brunei | 12 | 2004 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | ? |
| Cambodia | 15 | 2005 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 26 |
| China | 23 | 2005 | Yes | – | – | – | Yes | – | 55 |
| Hong Kong, SAR China | 10 | 2005 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 64 |
| Macao, SAR China | 10 | 2005 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | 60 |
| Indonesia | 33 | Not party | Yes | – | – | – | Yes | – | 62 |
| Japan | 17 | 2004 | Yes | – | – | – | Yes | – | 61 |
| Korea, Republic of | 20 | 2005 | Yes | – | Yes | – | Yes | – | 74 |
| Lao PDR | 24 | 2006 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 12 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 2005 | Yes | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | 52 |
| Mongolia | 23 | 2004 | Yes | – | – | Yes | – | Yes | 45 |
| Myanmar | 15 | 2004 | Yes | – | – | – | Yes | – | 50 |
| Philippines | 18 | 2005 | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | 56 |
| Singapore | 14 | 2004 | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | 67 |
| Thailand | 17 | 2004 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | – | 79 |
| Vietnam | 20 | 2004 | Yes | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | 39 |
Adapted from WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2021, Tables 1, 3 and 1.655 with addition of Parties to FCTC, UN.56 Hong Kong and Macao SAR China data were supplied by their respective Departments of Health, October 2021.
Key 1: prevalence: adult daily smoking prevalence (2019) (rounded).
Keys 2–7: M–R: ‘yes’ indicates highest level of achievement.
Key 2: M—monitoring: recent, representative and periodical data for both adults and youth.
Key 3: P—smoke-free environments: smoking bans. All public places completely smoke-free (or at least 90% of the population covered by complete subnational smoke-free legislation).
Key 4: O—cessation programmes: treatment of tobacco dependence. National quit line, and both NRT and some cessation services cost covered.
Key 5: W—health warnings on cigarette packages. Large warnings with all appropriate characteristics.
Key 6: W—mass media: anti-tobacco campaigns. National campaign conducted with at least seven appropriate characteristics including airing on television and/or radio.
Key 7: E—advertising bans: bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Ban on all forms of direct and indirect advertising (or at least 90% of the population covered by subnational legislation completely banning tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship).
Key 8: R—taxation: % share of total taxes in retail price of the most widely sold brand of cigarettes.
FCTC, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; SAR, Special Administrative Region.