Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 9.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 9.5% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Madagascar peaked at 48.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.5% | — |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 9.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 3.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 9.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 4.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 29.8% | 48.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 17.2% | 24.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Madagascar was 9.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Madagascar ranks 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the female 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.