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Executive Summary: Who Report On The Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2021
Executive Summary: Who Report On The Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2021
Executive summary
8 200
Total population: 7.8 billion Total number of countries: 195
7
6 146 150
139
Population protected (billions)
124
Number of countries
5 5.3
107 5.1
4.9
4 93 100
76
3
56 2.9
2 44 2.5 50
2.2
1.8
1
1.1
0 0
2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
8 200
Total population: 7.8 billion Total number of countries: 195
7
6 150
Population protected (billions)
Number of countries
5
98
4 100
84
71 4.4
3 3.5
46 3.2
2 37 50
26
1 15 1.4
11 1.1
0.9
0.5 0.5
0 0
2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
ban the sale of ENDS, and the other promotion and sponsorship of ENDS
More than half the world 79 countries have adopted (partially devices, e-liquids or both (only 15
is now covered by two or completely) one or more legislative countries have adopted advertising,
measures to regulate ENDS, covering sponsorship and promotion bans on
MPOWER measures
3.2 billion people. both).
at the highest level of
Of the countries that have banned Monitoring ENDS use among children
achievement the sale of ENDS, 18 are middle- and adolescents, as well as adults,
Of the 98 countries now covered income countries, nine are high- through nationally representative
by at least two measures, 31 have income countriesAt andleast two MPOWERsurveys
the remaining policies at highestcommon.
is increasingly
three measures at the highest level level of The
five are low-income countries. achievement (2007–2020)
Eighty-seven countries have now
of achievement, and five countries current regulatory options taken by collected data on the prevalence of
have four measures at the highest 79 countriesTotalinclude a wide
population: 7.8 range
billion ENDS
Total use among
number adolescents
of countries: 195 and 56
level of achievement (Jordan, Ireland, 8
of measures with no common countries have collected data on the 200
Madagascar, New Zealand and Spain). approach to address these products. prevalence of ENDS use among adults.
7
Eighty-four countries still have no
Meanwhile, the number of countries Of the 86 countries where data
that have adopted all MPOWER bans or regulations to address
6 leaving them particularly are available on ENDS taxation, 150
Population protected (billions)
1 1
100% 100%
13
90% 37 90% 32 43 40 23
56
80% 80%
(Number of countries inside bars)
Proportion of countries
70% 51 data that are not 70% 49
both recent and
60% representative 60% 43 28
Recent and 98
50% representative 50%
29 data for either Data not
adults or youth 29 110 13 reported
40% 40% 69
Recent and No policy or
30% representative 30% 33 weak policy
data for both
adults and youth
101 Minimal
20% 78 20% 67
policies
Recent,
representative 57 Moderate
10% and periodic 10% 45 40 policies
data for both 26 Complete
0% adults and youth 0% policies
M P O W E R
Monitoring Smoke-free Cessation Pack Mass Advertising Taxation
environments programmes warnings media bans
INCREASE IN THE WORLD POPULATION COVERED BY SELECTED TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES, 2007* TO 2020
90%
2020
80%
2007
Share of world population
70%
60%
50%
20% 27%
32%
21% 19%
10% 19% 6%
3% 5% 5% 3% 7%
0%
M P O W E R
Monitoring Smoke-free Cessation Pack Mass Advertising Taxation
environments programmes warnings media bans