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. 2022 Jul 5;32(7):354–356. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20220074

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)
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)

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.