Tobacco use in Myanmar
43.4% of adults in Myanmar used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Myanmar, 2024
43.4%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
3rd of 166
Tobacco use in Myanmar 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 | Myanmar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.4% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 43.8% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 65.5%, the figure has changed by −22.1 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Myanmar has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Myanmar
All statistics for Myanmar
Life expectancy at birth
67.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
60.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
52
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
1.75 litres
2024 · WHO