Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 20.4% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Maldives, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 20.4% for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Maldives peaked at 37.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2030.
Maldives ranks 57th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.2% | — |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 2030 | 20.4% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 31.4% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 26.5% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.2% | 24.2% | 5 |
| 2030s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Maldives?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Maldives was 20.4% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2030.
- How does Maldives rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Maldives ranks 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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