Appendix IV: Global tobacco control policy data
Appendix IV provides detailed information on MPOWER measures, as reported by Member States. Data are provided globally and for each WHO region on smoke-free environments, treatment of tobacco dependence, health warnings and packaging, advertising, promotion and sponsorship bans, price and taxation levels, and key national capacity indices.
Country-level data were often but not always provided with supporting documents such as laws, regulation, policy documents, etc. Available documents were reviewed by WHO and implications for questionnaire answers were discussed with countries, especially for Member States that reported meeting the highest standards. This review, however, does not constitute a thorough and complete legal analysis of each country’s legislation. Except for data on smoke-free legislation, information was collected at the national/federal level only and, therefore, provides incomplete policy coverage for Member States where subnational governments play an active role in tobacco control.
Notes documenting specific policy details appear at the end of the data tables for each region. These notes are often based on discussion with Member States, as part of data collection and validation.
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