Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 29.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands stood at 29.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 29.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 29th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 27.4% | 28.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 28.3% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.4% | 29.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More economy & growth data for Marshall Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6305 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 18.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2112 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1,603 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.198 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands was 29.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.