Malawi vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Malawi
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 140th and United Arab Emirates ranks 139th 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 | 20.6% | 15.2% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Malawi or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Malawi and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates 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?
- Malawi ranks 140th and United Arab Emirates ranks 139th 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 (% of 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 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.