Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 25.5% against 8.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 166 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 16.1% | 22.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 12.2% | 19.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 9.3% | 17.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Maldives, at 25.5% against 8.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 16.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Maldives ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd 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.