Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Maldives is 9.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Maldives peaked at 25.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 65th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.8% | — |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 9.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 9.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.1%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.9% | 25.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.5% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Maldives?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Maldives was 9.3% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Maldives ranks 65th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.