Table 5 Estimated salt intake and achieving rates of the dietary goals with the additional umami substances in the universal incorporation scenario by sex and age groups, the NHNS 2016
Age (years) | Estimated salt intake (g/day) | Achieving rate of Health Japan 21 goal (%)a | Achieving rate of DRIs goal (%)b | Achieving rate of WHO goal (%)c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total population | ||||
 20–29 | 7.40–8.34 | 49.5–68.0 | 31.1–45.7 | 6.1–10.0 |
 30–39 | 7.46–8.41 | 48.9–63.9 | 30.3–44.3 | 5.9–10.6 |
 40–49 | 7.42–8.36 | 49.4–65.0 | 29.6–44.1 | 6.1–10.1 |
 50–59 | 7.69–8.64 | 44.3–60.9 | 24.1–38.6 | 3.9–7.0 |
 60–69 | 8.13–9.13 | 35.1–52.4 | 18.1–29.7 | 2.7–4.8 |
 70–79 | 8.02–8.98 | 38.5–54.7 | 20.9–33.1 | 3.4–5.4 |
 80 +  | 7.43–8.29 | 49.2–65.0 | 29.8–43.2 | 5.7–9.6 |
 All | 7.73–8.68 | 43.4–59.7 | 24.8–38.1 | 4.4–7.6 |
Men | ||||
 20–29 | 8.12–9.15 | 36.9–54.2 | 29.8–44.4 | 3.1–5.1 |
 30–39 | 8.19–9.25 | 35.2–50.3 | 27.7–39.9 | 2.4–5.0 |
 40–49 | 8.15–9.20 | 35.2–50.2 | 27.1–41.4 | 3.0–4.8 |
 50–59 | 8.38–9.43 | 31.1–46.9 | 22.6–36.5 | 2.6–3.9 |
 60–69 | 8.79–9.90 | 24.3–39.2 | 17.7–29.1 | 1.0–2.1 |
 70–79 | 8.58–9.61 | 28.9–44.0 | 21.8–34.4 | 1.8–2.9 |
 80 +  | 8.00–8.92 | 37.3–53.3 | 30.8–42.8 | 3.0–5.2 |
 All | 8.40–9.45 | 31.2–46.6 | 23.9–36.7 | 2.2–3.8 |
Women | ||||
 20–29 | 6.75–7.60 | 61.1–80.6 | 32.3–47.0 | 8.9–14.5 |
 30–39 | 6.80–7.64 | 61.2–76.0 | 32.5–48.2 | 9.0–15.7 |
 40–49 | 6.79–7.62 | 61.8–77.9 | 31.7–46.4 | 8.8–14.7 |
 50–59 | 7.11–7.97 | 55.3–72.6 | 25.4–40.4 | 5.0–9.6 |
 60–69 | 7.54–8.45 | 44.5–63.8 | 18.5–30.2 | 4.1–7.2 |
 70–79 | 7.54–8.45 | 46.6–63.8 | 20.2–32.0 | 4.8–7.6 |
 80 +  | 7.06–7.88 | 57.0–72.7 | 29.1–43.4 | 7.5–12.5 |
 All | 7.17–8.04 | 53.6–70.8 | 25.6–39.2 | 6.4–10.8 |