Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Malawi
Malawi: Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate was 635,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Malawi, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Malawi is 635,000, measured in 2030.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Malawi peaked at 775,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 631,000, in 2023.
That places Malawi 91st out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 775,000 | — |
| 2005 | 718,000 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 696,000 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 670,000 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 644,000 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 635,000 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 635,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 631,000 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 637,000 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 636,000 | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 635,000 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 729,667 | 696,000 | 775,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 657,000 | 644,000 | 670,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 634,800 | 631,000 | 637,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 635,000 | 635,000 | 635,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Malawi?
- Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Malawi was 635,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 775,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 631,000 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate?
- Malawi ranks 91st out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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