Number of smokers dropping in Japan this year at a record low
In recent months, smokers in Japan didn't have much to laugh about and in the next time it won't get any better. It is not surprising that more and more people are saying no to cigarettes. A survey by the Japanese Ministry of Health revealed on Tuesday that there are as few smokers in Japan as ever before. In total, the ministry surveyed 6,500 people over the age of 20 throughout Japan for their smoking habits. Of the men, only 29.4 percent said they smoked regularly. This is the lowest value since the acquisition 1986. The number of male smokers has never decreased below 30 percent. For women, however, 7.2 percent said they were actively smoking. Together, this results in a value of 17.7 pe...
[Read more]
Prevalence
-
Japan East Asia
- German
- Cigarettes