Malawi vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

Malawi
2.7%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2.6%
in 2024
Malawi rank
112th
United Arab Emirates rank
115th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • Malawi
  • United Arab Emirates
24681012200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 112th and United Arab Emirates ranks 115th of 166 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 9.9% 3.2% 6.6% Malawi
2010s 5.6% 3.0% 2.6% Malawi
2020s 3.0% 2.7% 0.3% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Malawi or United Arab Emirates?
Malawi, at 2.7% against 2.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Malawi and United Arab Emirates?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United Arab Emirates?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malawi and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
Malawi ranks 112th and United Arab Emirates ranks 115th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.