Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Moldova
Moldova: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 50.7% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Moldova peaked at 50.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2000.
That places Moldova 12th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.8% | — |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 50.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 50.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.4%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.0% | 41.8% | 44.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 45.2% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.8% | 50.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 9 Papua New Guinea 53.5% compare
- 10 Mongolia 51.7% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 51.3% compare
- 13 Armenia 50.5% compare
- 14 Kiribati 50.4% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 49.9% compare
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Moldova?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Moldova was 50.7% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Moldova ranks 12th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.