Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 43.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 43.4% for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar peaked at 65.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.5% | — |
| 2005 | 60.0% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 57.7% | 65.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 49.9% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.4% | 45.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 1 Timor-Leste 48.8% compare
- 2 Lebanon 46.9% compare
- 4 Serbia 39.7% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Myanmar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 531.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 791,040 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 219.92 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 194.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar was 43.4% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd 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 Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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About this data
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.