Table 1

Current tobacco epidemic situation in Asia-Pacific region

CountryAdult daily smoking prevalence (%)
(key 1)
FCTC ratificationM
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)
Brunei122004YesYesYes?
Cambodia152005YesYesYes26
China232005YesYes55
Hong Kong, SAR China102005YesYesYesYesYesYes64
Macao,
SAR China
102005YesYesYesYesYes60
Indonesia33Not partyYesYes62
Japan172004YesYes61
Korea, Republic of202005YesYesYes74
Lao PDR242006YesYesYes12
Malaysia172005YesYesYes52
Mongolia232004YesYesYes45
Myanmar152004YesYes50
Philippines182005YesYesYes56
Singapore142004YesYesYes67
Thailand172004YesYesYesYes79
Vietnam202004YesYesYes39
  • 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.