Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) was 23.0% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Maldives, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 23.0% for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Maldives peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2030.
Maldives ranks 51st 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 use prevalence (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2030 | 23.0% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 36.0% | 42.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.4% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.1% | 27.6% | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Maldives?
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Maldives was 23.0% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2030.
- How does Maldives rank for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%)?
- Maldives ranks 51st out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 use prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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