Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Malaysia

Tobacco use prevalence in Malaysia in 2024 — 16.9%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.7 pp.

2024 16.9% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 72of 166
Period maximum 27.6%2000
Period minimum 16.9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Malaysia, 2000–2024152025302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 27.6%2005: 24.5%2007: 23.4%2010: 22%2015: 19.7%2020: 18%2022: 17.4%2023: 17.1%2024: 16.9%
Change over the period: −10.7 pp Annual average: -0.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malaysia 16.9%
World 20.3%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.9 −0.2 pp
2023 17.1 −0.3 pp
2022 17.4
2020 18
2015 19.7
2010 22
2007 23.4
2005 24.5
2000 27.6

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.