Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 8.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 8.5% for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands peaked at 9.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2022.
Marshall Islands ranks 72nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands was 8.5% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Marshall Islands ranks 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.