As of 2022, 15 high-income countries had banned all forms of direct and indirect advertising for tobacco. This statistic displays the number of countries with bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, as of 2022, by income level.
Number of countries with bans on tobacco advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship, as of 2022, by income level
Characteristic
High-income
Middle-income
Low-income
Complete absence of ban, or ban that does not cover national TV, radio and print media
11
19
10
Ban on national TV, radio and print media only
-
-
-
Ban on national TV, radio and print media as well as on some but not all other forms of direct and/or indirect advertising
34
50
5
Ban on all forms of direct and indirect advertising*
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WHO. (July 31, 2023). Number of countries with bans on tobacco advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship, as of 2022, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/449627/number-of-countries-by-tobacco-advertising-bans-worldwide-by-income-level/
WHO. "Number of countries with bans on tobacco advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship, as of 2022, by income level ." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449627/number-of-countries-by-tobacco-advertising-bans-worldwide-by-income-level/
WHO. (2023). Number of countries with bans on tobacco advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship, as of 2022, by income level . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449627/number-of-countries-by-tobacco-advertising-bans-worldwide-by-income-level/
WHO. "Number of Countries with Bans on Tobacco Advertisement, Promotion, and Sponsorship, as of 2022, by Income Level ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449627/number-of-countries-by-tobacco-advertising-bans-worldwide-by-income-level/
WHO, Number of countries with bans on tobacco advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship, as of 2022, by income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449627/number-of-countries-by-tobacco-advertising-bans-worldwide-by-income-level/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of countries with bans on tobacco advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship, as of 2022, by income level [Graph], WHO, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449627/number-of-countries-by-tobacco-advertising-bans-worldwide-by-income-level/
