Tobacco use in Maldives
25.5% of adults in Maldives used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Maldives, 2024
25.5%
Change from 2023
−0.6percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
46th of 166
Tobacco use in Maldives 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 | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.5% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 26.1% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 42.3%, the figure has changed by −16.8 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Maldives has the 46th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Maldives
All statistics for Maldives
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
81.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
69.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
71
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
1.38 litres
2024 · WHO