Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Malta
Malta: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 23.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Malta stood at 23.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Malta peaked at 24.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 21st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4% | — |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 23.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 23.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.1%, 7.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.1% | 23.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Malta?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Malta was 23.1% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Malta ranks 21st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.