Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Malawi

Tobacco use prevalence in Malawi in 2024 — 8.9%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.4 pp.

2024 8.9% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 26of 166
Period maximum 24.3%2000
Period minimum 8.9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Malawi, 2000–20245101520252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 24.3%2005: 19.5%2007: 17.9%2010: 15.7%2015: 12.8%2020: 10.4%2022: 9.6%2023: 9.2%2024: 8.9%
Change over the period: −15.4 pp Annual average: -0.64 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 8.9%
World 20.3%
Eastern Africa computed 9.3%
Low-income countries computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 8.9 −0.3 pp
2023 9.2 −0.4 pp
2022 9.6
2020 10.4
2015 12.8
2010 15.7
2007 17.9
2005 19.5
2000 24.3

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that uses tobacco — cigarettes, cigars, pipes, waterpipe, smokeless tobacco. The WHO estimates are age-standardized, so countries with different age composition can be compared directly. Tobacco remains one of the leading preventable causes of death.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.