Support to help quit smoking in Maldives
Maldives: Support to help quit smoking was 4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Support to help quit smoking in Maldives, 2007–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4 for support to help quit smoking in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, support to help quit smoking in Maldives peaked at 4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2014.
That places Maldives 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Support to help quit smoking in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4 is above the median for South Asia, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is support to help quit smoking in Maldives?
- Support to help quit smoking in Maldives was 4 in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest support to help quit smoking recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest support to help quit smoking recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for support to help quit smoking?
- Maldives ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is support to help quit smoking rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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 Support to help quit smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National support for quitting smoking or tobacco use has different levels: - Countries in dark blue offer a national quitline and cover costs for nicotine replacement therapy or other cessation services. - Countries in light blue cover the costs of some services, but not all. - Countries in orange offer some services, but do not cover any costs.