How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette packaging? by country
Countries reporting
148
Highest
45
Albania
Lowest
1
Zimbabwe
Median
8.5
Years covered
16
2007–2022
Data points
1,269
What the numbers show
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette packaging? is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 45 in Albania; the lowest is 1 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.5, and the mean is 9.01.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 1,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 83.3%).
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 45 | 2022 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Gambia | 19 | 2022 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 16 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 16 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Iceland | 16 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Jamaica | 16 | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 16 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 16 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 2022 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Turkey | 16 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Belgium | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Cyprus | 15 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 15 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | France | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Greece | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 15 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Ireland | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Moldova | 15 | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Malta | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Montenegro | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 15 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 15 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Slovenia | 15 | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 15 | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 14 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 14 | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | New Zealand | 14 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Ukraine | 14 | 2022 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 40 | Samoa | 14 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Iran | 13 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 13 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Kenya | 13 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Armenia | 12 | 2022 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 12 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 12 | 2022 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Georgia | 12 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 12 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 48 | Lebanon | 12 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 12 | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 12 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 48 | Namibia | 12 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 12 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 12 | 2022 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 48 | Russia | 12 | 2022 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 12 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Togo | 12 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 12 | 2022 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela | 12 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 65 | Djibouti | 11 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Argentina | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Japan | 10 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 66 | South Korea | 10 | 2022 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | El Salvador | 10 | 2022 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Thailand | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Tanzania | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Brazil | 9 | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 9 | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia | 8 | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 75 | Guyana | 8 | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 8 | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 8 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Niger | 8 | 2022 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 75 | Seychelles | 8 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 75 | South Africa | 8 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 82 | Brunei | 7 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Madagascar | 7 | 2022 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Colombia | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Ecuador | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 6 | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guatemala | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Laos | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Mongolia | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Nauru | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Singapore | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | East Timor | 6 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 85 | Tonga | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Vietnam | 6 | 2022 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 85 | Cook Islands | 6 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Cameroon | 5 | 2022 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Cuba | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 98 | Fiji | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Indonesia | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Nepal | 5 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 98 | Panama | 5 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Benin | 4 | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Bahrain | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Chile | 4 | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Egypt | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Kuwait | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Oman | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Paraguay | 4 | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Qatar | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Senegal | 4 | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Uganda | 4 | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Uruguay | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 105 | United States | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Yemen | 4 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | China | 3 | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 122 | Nigeria | 3 | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 124 | India | 2 | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 124 | Cambodia | 2 | 2022 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 124 | Chad | 2 | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Tunisia | 2 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Belize | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Comoros | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Algeria | 1 | 2022 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 129 | Gabon | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Guinea | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Libya | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Morocco | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Maldives | 1 | 2022 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 129 | Mali | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Pakistan | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Palestine | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Sudan | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Syria | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Zambia | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.