GLOBAL TOBACCO INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE INDEX 2021
The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index (Global Tobacco Index) measures efforts by governments to address tobacco industry interference. Countries that scored well on the Global Tobacco Index have prevailed against tobacco industry interference by implementing measures to protect themselves.
This report is based on publicly available information on tobacco industry interference in countries and their respective governments’ responses to these interferences. Countries are ranked according to total scores provided by civil society groups. The lower the score, the lower the overall level of interference, which augurs well for the country.
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Countries are ranked according to total scores provided by civil society groups. The lower the score, the lower the overall level of interference, which augurs well for the country.
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| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 57 | Philippines |
| 68 | Bangladesh |
| 48 | Brazil |
| 49 | Cambodia |
| 47 | Canada |
| 77 | China |
| 61 | Egypt |
| 27 | France |
| 61 | India |
| 82 | Indonesia |
| 34 | Iran |
| 88 | Japan |
| 77 | Jordan |
| 40 | Kenya |
| 56 | South Korea |
| 73 | Lao PDR |
| 76 | Lebanon |
| 63 | Malaysia |
| 47 | Mexico |
| 54 | Myanmar |
| 43 | Nepal |
| 50 | Pakistan |
| 58 | South Africa |
| 44 | Sri Lanka |
| 73 | Tanzania |
| 43 | Thailand |
| 67 | Turkey |
| 31 | Uganda |
| 68 | Ukraine |
| 32 | United Kingdom |
| 66 | United States of America |
| 34 | Uruguay |
| 56 | Vietnam |
| 42 | Ethiopia |
| 58 | Ghana |
| 49 | Nigeria |
| 61 | Mozambique |
| 78 | Zambia |
| 57 | Sudan |
| 77 | Colombia |
| 49 | Solomon Islands |
| 33 | New Zealand |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 48 | Maldives |
| 69 | Ecuador |
| 49 | Costa Rica |
| 60 | Czech Republic |
| 64 | Chile |
| 66 | Argentina |
| 48 | Israel |
| 63 | Spain |
| 77 | Romania |
| 63 | Kazakhstan |
| 63 | Germany |
| 77 | Georgia |
| 39 | Netherlands |
| 36 | Peru |
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 15 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 30 | New Zealand |
| 32 | United Kingdom |
| 33 | France |
| 34 | Uganda |
| 35 | Netherlands |
| 38 | Mongolia |
| 39 | Iran |
| 39 | Kenya |
| 40 | Palau |
| 41 | Thailand |
| 43 | Israel |
| 44 | Nepal |
| 44 | Norway |
| 45 | Sri Lanka |
| 47 | Oman |
| 48 | Costa Rica |
| 48 | Gabon |
| 48 | Maldives |
| 48 | Pakistan |
| 49 | Cambodia |
| 49 | Ethiopia |
| 49 | Uruguay |
| 50 | Botswana |
| 50 | Côte d'lvoire |
| 50 | Nicaragua |
| 51 | Sudan |
| 53 | Canada |
| 53 | Nigeria |
| 53 | Peru |
| 53 | Poland |
| 54 | El Salvador |
| 54 | Myanmar |
| 54 | Senegal |
| 54 | Spain |
| 55 | South Korea |
| 55 | Mexico |
| 56 | Chile |
| 56 | Ghana |
| 57 | Burkina Faso |
| 57 | India |
| 57 | Vietnam |
| 58 | Brazil |
| 58 | Fiji |
| 58 | Panama |
| 58 | Philippines |
| 59 | Honduras |
| 60 | Venezuela |
| 61 | Czech Republic |
| 63 | Kazakhstan |
| 63 | Solomon Islands |
| 64 | Egypt |
| 64 | Iraq |
| 64 | Mozambique |
| 64 | South Africa |
| 64 | Ukraine |
| 66 | Malaysia |
| 67 | Bolivia |
| 68 | Germany |
| 69 | Paraguay |
| 71 | Ecuador |
| 72 | Bangladesh |
| 72 | Guatemala |
| 72 | Lao PDR |
| 72 | Lebanon |
| 72 | Turkey |
| 73 | Tanzania |
| 76 | China |
| 76 | Colombia |
| 76 | United States of America |
| 77 | Argentina |
| 78 | Jordan |
| 78 | Zambia |
| 79 | Italy |
| 79 | Romania |
| 80 | Georgia |
| 83 | Indonesia |
| 88 | Japan |
| 92 | Switzerland |
| 96 | Dominican Republic |
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Countering tobacco industry interference is a collaborative effort that needs the involvement of policymakers, civil society organizations, and concerned citizens in calling for the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3.
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