Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mali
Mali: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Mali recorded 14.0% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mali peaked at 29.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2024.
Mali ranks 143rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.8% | — |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 14.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.6%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mali's 14.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 23.9% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.0% | 15.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mali?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mali was 14.0% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Mali ranks 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.