Malawi vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Malawi
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 15.0% against 14.6% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Malawi ranks 136th and United Kingdom ranks 138th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 33.9% | 2.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 23.8% | 0.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 0.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Malawi or United Kingdom?
- Malawi, at 15.0% against 14.6% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Malawi and United Kingdom?
- 0.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United Kingdom?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Malawi ranks 136th and United Kingdom ranks 138th 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, males (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the male 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.