Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Mali

Tobacco use prevalence in Mali in 2024 — 7.4%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.7 pp.

2024 7.4% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 12of 166
Period maximum 17.1%2000
Period minimum 7.4%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Mali, 2000–202457.51012.51517.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 17.1%2005: 14.2%2007: 13.3%2010: 11.9%2015: 10.1%2020: 8.5%2022: 7.9%2023: 7.7%2024: 7.4%
Change over the period: −9.7 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mali 7.4%
World 20.3%
Western Africa computed 5%
Low-income countries computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.4 −0.3 pp
2023 7.7 −0.2 pp
2022 7.9
2020 8.5
2015 10.1
2010 11.9
2007 13.3
2005 14.2
2000 17.1

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.