Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mozambique
Mozambique: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 18.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mozambique stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mozambique peaked at 45.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 123rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 18.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 18.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 34.7% | 45.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 25.5% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 21.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 120 United States 20.0% compare
- 121 Burkina Faso 18.7% compare
- 122 Jamaica 18.5% compare
- 124 Ecuador 17.7% compare
- 125 Sierra Leone 17.5% compare
- 126 Mauritania 17.3% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mozambique?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mozambique was 18.2% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Mozambique ranks 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.