Canada vs South Korea: Support to help quit smoking
Canada
5
in 2022
South Korea
5
in 2022
Canada rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Support to help quit smoking over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5 against 5 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 9 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 194 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 5 | 1 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher support to help quit smoking, Canada or South Korea?
- Canada, at 5 against 5 in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in support to help quit smoking between Canada and South Korea?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for support to help quit smoking?
- Canada ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Support to help quit smoking. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National support for quitting smoking or tobacco use has different levels: - Countries in dark blue offer a national quitline and cover costs for nicotine replacement therapy or other cessation services. - Countries in light blue cover the costs of some services, but not all. - Countries in orange offer some services, but do not cover any costs.