Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malaysia
Malaysia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 33.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 33.1% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malaysia peaked at 50.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 62nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.3% | — |
| 2005 | 45.8% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 33.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 33.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.1%, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 44.2% | 50.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 38.1% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.1% | 35.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malaysia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malaysia was 33.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Malaysia ranks 62nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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, males (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the male 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.