Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health warnings - front and back of other smoked tobacco packaging by country

Countries reporting
130
Highest
93
Türkiye
Lowest
10
Palestine, State of
Median
55
Years covered
16
2007–2022
Data points
1,045

What the numbers show

Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health warnings - front and back of other smoked tobacco packaging is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 93 in Türkiye; the lowest is 10 in Palestine, State of.

The median across all reporting countries is 55, and the mean is 54.75.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 45.0%).

Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 93 2022 up 43.1% rising
2 Benin 90 2022 up 200.0% volatile
2 Maldives 90 2022 up 200.0% volatile
2 Nepal 90 2022 up 20.0% rising
2 Vanuatu 90 2022 up 200.0% rising
6 India 85 2022 up 325.0% volatile
6 Thailand 85 2022 up 54.5% rising
8 Chad 80 2022 up 60.0% rising
8 Uruguay 80 2022 unchanged rising
10 Australia 75 2022 unchanged rising
10 Brunei Darussalam 75 2022 unchanged rising
10 Canada 75 2022 unchanged rising
10 Gambia 75 2022 up 150.0% rising
10 New Zealand 75 2022 up 150.0% rising
10 Sudan 75 2022 up 400.0% volatile
10 Singapore 75 2022 up 50.0% rising
17 Cameroon 70 2022 up 40.0% rising
17 Ethiopia 70 2022 up 133.3% rising
17 Kiribati 70 2022 up 133.3% rising
17 Niger 70 2022 up 40.0% rising
17 Tunisia 70 2022 up 133.3% rising
22 Albania 65 2022 up 30.0% rising
22 Austria 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Belgium 65 2022 up 51.2% rising
22 Bulgaria 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Brazil 65 2022 unchanged rising
22 Cyprus 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
22 Czechia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Germany 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Denmark 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Spain 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Estonia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Finland 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
22 France 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Georgia 65 2022 up 116.7% rising
22 Greece 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Croatia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Hungary 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Ireland 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
22 Israel 65 2022 up 116.7% rising
22 Italy 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Kazakhstan 65 2022 up 62.5% rising
22 Lithuania 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Luxembourg 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
22 Latvia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Republic of Moldova 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Mexico 65 2022 unchanged flat
22 Malta 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
22 Montenegro 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Netherlands 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Poland 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Portugal 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Romania 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Saudi Arabia 65 2022 up 30.0% rising
22 Slovakia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Slovenia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Sweden 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
22 Togo 65 2022 unchanged rising
22 Ukraine 65 2022 up 30.0% rising
61 Burkina Faso 60 2022 unchanged flat
61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 60 2022 up 20.0% rising
61 Ecuador 60 2022 unchanged rising
61 Jamaica 60 2022 up 100.0% rising
65 Ghana 55 2022 up 10.0% rising
65 Namibia 55 2022 unchanged flat
67 United Arab Emirates 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Argentina 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Armenia 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Bangladesh 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
67 Bahrain 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Belarus 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Chile 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Costa Rica 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Djibouti 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Egypt 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Honduras 50 2022 unchanged rising
67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Japan 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
67 Kyrgyzstan 50 2022 up 25.0% rising
67 Korea 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
67 Kuwait 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Nicaragua 50 2022 unchanged rising
67 Oman 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Panama 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Peru 50 2022 unchanged rising
67 Philippines 50 2022 up 233.3% volatile
67 Qatar 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Russian Federation 50 2022 up 25.0% rising
67 Solomon Islands 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
67 El Salvador 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Eswatini 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Seychelles 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Tonga 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Trinidad and Tobago 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Viet Nam 50 2022 unchanged flat
67 Yemen 50 2022 unchanged rising
67 Cook Islands 50 2022 unchanged rising
99 Switzerland 43 2022 unchanged flat
100 Comoros 40 2022 unchanged flat
100 Indonesia 40 2022 unchanged flat
100 Kenya 40 2022 unchanged flat
100 Lebanon 40 2022 unchanged rising
100 Uzbekistan 40 2022 unchanged flat
100 Samoa 40 2022 up 33.3% rising
106 China 35 2022 up 16.7% rising
106 Iceland 35 2022 unchanged flat
106 North Macedonia 35 2022 unchanged flat
106 Norway 35 2022 unchanged flat
106 Serbia 35 2022 unchanged flat
111 Fiji 33 2022 down 45.0% flat
112 Mongolia 32.5 2022 up 30.0% flat
113 Azerbaijan 30 2022 unchanged flat
113 Colombia 30 2022 unchanged rising
113 Cuba 30 2022 unchanged flat
113 Eritrea 30 2022 unchanged flat
113 Guinea 30 2022 unchanged flat
113 Iraq 30 2022 unchanged flat
113 Mali 30 2022 unchanged flat
113 Naoero 30 2022 unchanged flat
113 Tuvalu 30 2022 unchanged flat
113 Tanzania, United Republic of 30 2022 unchanged flat
123 Mozambique 28 2022 unchanged flat
124 Libya 25 2022 unchanged flat
125 Jordan 20 2022 unchanged flat
125 South Africa 20 2022 unchanged flat
125 Zimbabwe 20 2022 unchanged flat
128 Syrian Arab Republic 15 2022 unchanged flat
129 Guatemala 13 2022 unchanged flat
130 Palestine, State of 10 2022 unchanged flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health warnings - front and back of other smoked tobacco packaging
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
131 places, 1,045 data points, 2007–2022
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