Prevalence of current tobacco use in Myanmar
Myanmar: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 43.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use in Myanmar is 43.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Myanmar peaked at 65.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 3rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.5% | — |
| 2005 | 60.0% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 57.7% | 65.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 49.9% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.4% | 45.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 1 Timor-Leste 48.8% compare
- 2 Lebanon 46.9% compare
- 4 Serbia 39.7% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 in Myanmar?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Myanmar was 43.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.