Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Malta
Malta: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 23.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Malta stood at 23.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Malta peaked at 24.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2022.
That places Malta 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4% | — |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.1% | 23.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Malta?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Malta was 23.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.