How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette in South Africa

South Africa: How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette was 8 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 148 countries
All-time high
8
in 2007
All-time low
8
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2022

How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette in South Africa, 2007–2022

024682007201420222007: 82008: 82010: 82012: 82014: 82016: 82018: 82020: 82022: 8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 8 for how many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, how many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette in South Africa peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2007.

That places South Africa 75th out of 148 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette packaging? in South Africa, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 8
2008 8 +0.0%
2010 8 +0.0%
2012 8 +0.0%
2014 8 +0.0%
2016 8 +0.0%
2018 8 +0.0%
2020 8 +0.0%
2022 8 +0.0%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8 8 8 2
2010s 8 8 8 5
2020s 8 8 8 2

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 73 Brazil 9 compare
  2. 73 Turkmenistan 9 compare
  3. 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8 compare
  4. 75 Niger 8 compare
  5. 75 Honduras 8 compare
  6. 75 Mauritius 8 compare
  7. 75 Seychelles 8 compare
  8. 75 Guyana 8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette in South Africa?
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette in South Africa was 8 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest how many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
What is the lowest how many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
How does South Africa rank for how many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette?
South Africa ranks 75th out of 148 countries with data for 2022.
Is how many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette packaging?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette packaging?
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
150 places, 1,269 data points, 2007–2022
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