Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence in Myanmar
Myanmar: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence was 23.1% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence in Myanmar, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence in Myanmar is 23.1%, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence in Myanmar peaked at 31.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2030.
That places Myanmar 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2030 | 23.1% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.5% | 31.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 26.4% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.1% | 25.2% | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence in Myanmar?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence in Myanmar was 23.1% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2030.
- How does Myanmar rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence?
- Myanmar ranks 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).