Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes in South Africa
South Africa: Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 141 countries
All-time high
2
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 2008
Years of data
9
2008–2024
Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes in South Africa, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2 for tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes in South Africa peaked at 2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2008.
South Africa ranks 79th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes in South Africa?
- Tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes in South Africa was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes?
- South Africa ranks 79th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tobacco mpower: national tobacco control programmes rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes (NTCP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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