Table 1. Number and proportion of countries banning tobacco advertising in four types of media by region, as of 2018.
| Region (number of countries) |
Domestic newspapers and magazines |
Domestic television and radio |
Internet | Billboards and outdoor advertising |
All media | Countries not banning tobacco advertising in all media (number of countries) |
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| Africa (47) | 33 | 70% | 34 | 72% | 28 | 60% | 34 | 72% | 28 | 60% | Angola, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudana, Zambia, Zimbabwe (13) |
| Americas (35) | 16 | 46% | 24 | 69% | 15 | 43% | 20 | 57% | 14 | 40% | Barbados, Belize, Cubaa, Dominica, Dominican Republica, Grenada, Guatemala, Haitia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11) |
| Eastern Mediterranean (22) | 21 | 95% | 21 | 95% | 17 | 77% | 20 | 91% | 17 | 77% | Somaliaa (1) |
| Europe (53) | 48 | 91% | 51 | 96% | 43 | 81% | 46 | 87% | 39 | 74% | Andorraa, Monacoa (2) |
| South-East Asia (11) | 9 | 82% | 9 | 82% | 8 | 73% | 9 | 82% | 8 | 73% | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesiaa (2) |
| Western Pacific (27) | 24 | 89% | 25 | 93% | 21 | 78% | 26 | 96% | 20 | 74% | Japan (1) |
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| Total (195) | 151 | 77% | 164 | 84% | 132 | 68% | 155 | 79% | 126 | 65% | |
aNon-parties to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.