Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Malta

Tobacco use prevalence in Malta in 2024 — 24.6%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8 pp.

2024 24.6% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 117of 166
Period maximum 32.6%2000
Period minimum 24.6%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Malta, 2000–20242426283032342000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 32.6%2005: 30.5%2007: 29.7%2010: 28.7%2015: 27.1%2020: 25.7%2022: 25%2023: 24.8%2024: 24.6%
Change over the period: −8 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malta 24.6%
World 20.3%
Southern Europe computed 26.7%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 24.6 −0.2 pp
2023 24.8 −0.2 pp
2022 25
2020 25.7
2015 27.1
2010 28.7
2007 29.7
2005 30.5
2000 32.6

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.