Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Malawi
Malawi: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Malawi is 8.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Malawi peaked at 24.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2024.
That places Malawi 151st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.3% | — |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.5% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.8% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Malawi?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Malawi was 8.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Malawi ranks 151st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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