Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) was 5.2% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Malawi, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Malawi stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Malawi peaked at 16.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2030.
That places Malawi 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2030 | 5.2% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.5% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 2030s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 138 Burkina Faso 5.4% compare
- 139 Bhutan 5.3% compare
- 141 Kenya 5.1% compare
- 141 Côte d'Ivoire 5.1% compare
- 143 Cape Verde 4.9% compare
- 143 Chad 4.9% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Malawi?
- Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Malawi was 5.2% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2030.
- How does Malawi rank for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)?
- Malawi ranks 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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