Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malta
Malta: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 26.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malta is 26.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malta peaked at 40.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2024.
Malta ranks 87th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 26.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 26.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.0%, 79% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 35.6% | 40.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 30.7% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.0% | 28.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malta?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Malta was 26.0% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Malta ranks 87th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, 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.