Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Maldives
Maldives: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Maldives stood at 25.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Maldives peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 51st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -7.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 25.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 25.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 24.1%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 37.6% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.4% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.5% | 27.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Maldives?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Maldives was 25.5% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Maldives ranks 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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