Table 3.
Estimates of current smoking rates in the Asia–Pacific region
Country | Men | Women | Number of studies | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | Low | High | ||
Australia | 7% | 30% | 7% | 21% | 7 |
China | 45% | 75% | 1% | 21% | 8 |
Hong Kong | 29% | — | 11% | — | 1 |
Japan | 51% | 76% | 2% | 17% | 10 |
New Zealand | 26% | — | 18% | — | 1 |
Singapore | 35% | 41% | 3% | 3% | 2 |
South Korea | 58% | — | 0% | — | 1 |
Taiwan | 48% | 50% | 2% | 5% | 2 |
Adapted from Barzi et al. 51