Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Moldova
Moldova: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 6.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Moldova is 6.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Moldova peaked at 6.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 80th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Moldova?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Moldova was 6.9% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Moldova ranks 80th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.