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1 APPENDIX XII: MAPS ON GLOBAL TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY DATA Appendix XII provides global overview maps on monitoring tobacco prevalence, 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 based on the grouping methodology outlined in Technical Note I. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these maps do not imply the expression of any opinion Appendix XII: Maps on global tobacco control policy data whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Map production: Global Platform for Measurement and Accountability, World Health Organization.

2 MONITORING THE PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE, 2016 Recent, representative and periodic data for both adults and youth Recent and representative data for both adults and youth Recent and representative data for either adults or youth No known data or no recent data or data that are not both recent and representative ,800 3,600 Kilom 2 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC,

3 SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS, 2016 All public places completely smoke-free (or at least 90% of the population covered by complete subnational smoke-free legislation) Six to seven public places completely smoke-free Three to five public places completely smoke-free Complete absence of ban, or up to two public places completely smoke-free Not classified or data not available ,750 3,500 Kilom 4 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC,

4 TOBACCO DEPENDENCE TREATMENT, 2016 National quit line, and both NRT and some cessation services cost-covered NRT and/or some cessation services (at least one of which is cost-covered) NRT and/or some cessation services (neither cost-covered) No cessation services Data not available ,750 3,500 Kilom 6 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC,

5 HEALTH WARNING LABELS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO, 2016 Large warnings with all appropriate characteristics Medium size warnings with all appropriate characteristics OR large warnings missing some appropriate characteristics Medium size warnings missing some appropriate characteristics OR large warnings missing many appropriate characteristics No warnings or small warnings Data not available ,750 3,500 Kilom 8 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC,

6 ANTI-TOBACCO MASS MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, 2016 Campaign implemented with at least seven appropriate characteristics including airing on television and/or radio Campaign implemented with 5 6 appropriate characteristics Campaign implemented with 1 4 appropriate characteristics No national campaign conducted between July 2014 and June 2016 with a duration of at least three weeks Data not available ,800 3,600 Kilom Data Source: World Health Organization 10 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC,

7 ENFORCE BANS ON TOBACCO ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND SPONSORSHIP, 2016 Ban on all forms of direct and indirect advertising (or at least 90% of the population covered by subnational legislation completely banning tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship) Ban on national television, radio and print media as well as on some but not all other forms of direct and/or indirect advertising Ban on national television, radio and print media only Complete absence of ban, or ban that does not cover national television, radio and print media Data not available ,750 3,500 Kilom 12 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC,

8 RAISE TAXES ON TOBACCO, 2016 >75% of retail price is tax 51 75% of retail price is tax 26 50% of retail price is tax 25% of retail price is tax Not classified or data not available ,800 3,600 Kilom 14 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, 2017 WHO REPORT ON THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC,

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