Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Moldova
Moldova: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 28.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 28.8% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Moldova peaked at 28.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 34th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 28.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 28.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.4% | 24.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.5% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.7% | 28.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Moldova?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Moldova was 28.8% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Moldova ranks 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the 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.