Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence in Myanmar
Myanmar: Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence was 40.0% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence in Myanmar, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 40.0% for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco use prevalence in Myanmar peaked at 61.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2030.
Myanmar ranks 4th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.1% | — |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | -1.9% |
| 2030 | 40.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 54.8% | 61.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 48.6% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.4% | 45.3% | 5 |
| 2030s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 1 Lebanon 50.9% compare
- 2 East Timor 48.5% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 40.2% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 38.6% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 37.5% compare
- 7 Montenegro 37.4% compare
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 use prevalence in Myanmar?
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence in Myanmar was 40.0% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2030.
- How does Myanmar rank for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence?
- Myanmar ranks 4th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 use prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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