Tobacco use in Malawi
8.9% of adults in Malawi used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Malawi, 2024
8.9%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
141st of 166
Tobacco use in Malawi over time
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% of adults aged 15 and over. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.9% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 9.2% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 24.3%, the figure has changed by −15.4 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 141st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Life expectancy at birth
67.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
67.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
52
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.53 litres
2024 · WHO