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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
93
Türkiye
Lowest
10
Palestine, State of
Median
60
Years covered
16
2007–2022
Data points
1,194

What the numbers show

Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health warnings - front and back of cigarette packaging is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 93 in Türkiye; the lowest is 10 in Palestine, State of.

The median across all reporting countries is 60, and the mean is 56.

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

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 Mauritius 90 2022 up 38.5% rising
2 Nepal 90 2022 up 20.0% rising
2 Vanuatu 90 2022 up 200.0% rising
7 New Zealand 87.5 2022 up 45.8% rising
8 India 85 2022 up 325.0% volatile
8 Thailand 85 2022 up 54.5% rising
10 Australia 82.5 2022 unchanged rising
11 Sri Lanka 80 2022 unchanged rising
11 Chad 80 2022 up 60.0% rising
11 Uruguay 80 2022 unchanged rising
14 Brunei Darussalam 75 2022 unchanged rising
14 Canada 75 2022 unchanged rising
14 Gambia 75 2022 up 150.0% rising
14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75 2022 up 150.0% rising
14 Sudan 75 2022 up 400.0% volatile
14 Singapore 75 2022 up 50.0% rising
20 Cameroon 70 2022 up 40.0% rising
20 Ethiopia 70 2022 up 133.3% rising
20 Kiribati 70 2022 up 133.3% rising
20 Niger 70 2022 up 40.0% rising
20 Tunisia 70 2022 up 133.3% rising
25 Albania 65 2022 up 30.0% rising
25 Austria 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Belgium 65 2022 up 51.2% rising
25 Bulgaria 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Brazil 65 2022 unchanged rising
25 Cyprus 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
25 Czechia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Germany 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Denmark 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Spain 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Estonia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Finland 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
25 France 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Georgia 65 2022 up 116.7% rising
25 Greece 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Croatia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Hungary 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Ireland 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
25 Israel 65 2022 up 116.7% rising
25 Italy 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Kazakhstan 65 2022 up 62.5% rising
25 Lithuania 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Luxembourg 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
25 Latvia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Republic of Moldova 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Mexico 65 2022 unchanged rising
25 Malta 65 2022 up 66.7% rising
25 Montenegro 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Mongolia 65 2022 up 30.0% rising
25 Netherlands 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Poland 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Portugal 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Romania 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Saudi Arabia 65 2022 up 30.0% rising
25 Slovakia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Slovenia 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Sweden 65 2022 up 85.7% rising
25 Togo 65 2022 unchanged rising
25 Turkmenistan 65 2022 up 62.5% volatile
25 Uganda 65 2022 up 116.7% rising
25 Ukraine 65 2022 up 30.0% rising
25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 65 2022 up 30.0% rising
68 Gabon 62.5 2022 unchanged flat
69 Burkina Faso 60 2022 unchanged flat
69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 60 2022 up 20.0% rising
69 Ecuador 60 2022 unchanged rising
69 Fiji 60 2022 unchanged rising
69 Jamaica 60 2022 up 100.0% rising
69 Pakistan 60 2022 up 50.0% rising
69 Samoa 60 2022 up 100.0% rising
76 Ghana 55 2022 up 10.0% volatile
76 Cambodia 55 2022 up 83.3% rising
76 Malaysia 55 2022 up 10.0% rising
76 Namibia 55 2022 unchanged flat
80 United Arab Emirates 50 2022 unchanged volatile
80 Argentina 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Armenia 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
80 Bangladesh 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
80 Bahrain 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Belarus 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
80 Chile 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
80 Costa Rica 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Djibouti 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Egypt 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Honduras 50 2022 unchanged rising
80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Japan 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
80 Kyrgyzstan 50 2022 up 25.0% rising
80 Korea 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
80 Kuwait 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Madagascar 50 2022 unchanged rising
80 Nicaragua 50 2022 unchanged rising
80 Oman 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Panama 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Peru 50 2022 unchanged rising
80 Philippines 50 2022 up 233.3% volatile
80 Qatar 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Russian Federation 50 2022 up 25.0% rising
80 Solomon Islands 50 2022 up 66.7% rising
80 El Salvador 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Eswatini 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Seychelles 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Tonga 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Trinidad and Tobago 50 2022 unchanged flat
80 Viet Nam 50 2022 unchanged rising
80 Yemen 50 2022 unchanged rising
80 Cook Islands 50 2022 unchanged rising
114 Switzerland 43 2022 unchanged flat
115 Comoros 40 2022 unchanged flat
115 Indonesia 40 2022 unchanged flat
115 Iraq 40 2022 up 33.3% rising
115 Jordan 40 2022 unchanged rising
115 Kenya 40 2022 unchanged flat
115 Lebanon 40 2022 unchanged rising
115 Uzbekistan 40 2022 unchanged volatile
122 China 35 2022 up 16.7% rising
122 Iceland 35 2022 unchanged flat
122 North Macedonia 35 2022 unchanged flat
122 Norway 35 2022 unchanged flat
122 Serbia 35 2022 unchanged flat
127 Azerbaijan 30 2022 unchanged flat
127 Congo 30 2022 unchanged flat
127 Colombia 30 2022 unchanged rising
127 Cuba 30 2022 unchanged flat
127 Eritrea 30 2022 unchanged flat
127 Guinea 30 2022 unchanged flat
127 Mali 30 2022 unchanged flat
127 Naoero 30 2022 unchanged flat
127 Tuvalu 30 2022 unchanged flat
127 Tanzania, United Republic of 30 2022 unchanged flat
137 Mozambique 28 2022 unchanged flat
138 Libya 25 2022 unchanged flat
139 South Africa 20 2022 unchanged flat
139 Zimbabwe 20 2022 unchanged flat
141 Algeria 15 2018 unchanged flat
141 Syrian Arab Republic 15 2022 unchanged flat
143 Guatemala 13 2022 unchanged flat
144 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 cigarette packaging
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
146 places, 1,194 data points, 2007–2022
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