Table 2. Fluoride Toothpaste Affordability Ratio (FTAR), and price per gram of the cheapest (top-three selling) FT, by country.
Included in Euromonitor (Database indicating top-three selling FT) | Country | WHO Region | World Bank Income Group | Fluoride Toothpaste Affordability Ratio (FTAR)/ Working days needed to buy the cheapest (top three selling) FT | Price per gram of the cheapest top-three selling fluoride toothpaste (USD PPP rates, 2011) | |
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No | Albania | EURO | Upper-middle | 0.5398 | 0.024 | |
Yes | Australia | WPRO | High | 0.1206 | 0.013 | |
Yes | Austria | EURO | High | 0.1851 | 0.023 | |
No | Bangladesh | SEARO | Lower middle | 2.7546 | 0.039 | |
Yes | Belgium | EURO | High | 0.1728 | 0.022 | |
No | Benin | AFRO | Lower middle | 11.8159 | 0.032 | |
Yes | Brazil | PAHO | Upper-middle | 1.3673 | 0.023 | |
Yes | Bulgaria | EURO | Upper-middle | 0.7650 | 0.031 | |
No | Burkina Faso | AFRO | Low | 2.7483 | 0.015 | |
No | Cambodia | WPRO | Lower middle | 0.8276 | 0.027 | |
Yes | Canada | PAHO | High | 0.0899 | 0.010 | |
No | Central African Republic | AFRO | Low | 0.7821 | 0.020 | |
Yes | China | WPRO | Upper-middle | 0.3951 | 0.010 | |
Yes | Colombia | PAHO | Upper-middle | 0.9592 | 0.022 | |
No | Congo | AFRO | Lower middle | 7.3898 | 0.031 | |
No | Costa Rica | PAHO | Upper-middle | 0.7631 | 0.024 | |
No | Croatia | EURO | High | 0.5438 | 0.031 | |
No | Cyprus | EURO | High | 0.3557 | 0.029 | |
Yes | Czech Republic | EURO | High | 0.1608 | 0.016 | |
Yes | Denmark | EURO | High | 0.1506 | 0.020 | |
No | Ecuador | PAHO | Upper-middle | 0.9902 | 0.018 | |
Yes | Egypt | EMRO | Lower middle | 1.0906 | 0.055 | |
No | Estonia | EURO | High | 0.1857 | 0.013 | |
No | Fiji | WPRO | Upper-middle | 0.3413 | 0.016 | |
Yes | Finland | EURO | High | 0.0883 | 0.012 | |
Yes | France | EURO | High | 0.0846 | 0.009 | |
Yes | Germany | EURO | High | 0.1181 | 0.015 | |
No | Ghana | AFRO | Lower middle | 4.4733 | 0.045 | |
Yes | Greece | EURO | High | 0.4938 | 0.030 | |
Yes | Hong Kong | WPRO | High | 0.1230 | 0.018 | |
No | Iceland | EURO | High | 0.1524 | 0.025 | |
Yes | Indonesia | SEARO | Lower middle | 0.5074 | 0.013 | |
Yes | Ireland | EURO | High | 0.1557 | 0.017 | |
Yes | Israel | EURO | High | 0.2964 | 0.019 | |
Yes | Italy | EURO | High | 0.1704 | 0.013 | |
Yes | Japan | WPRO | High | 0.0582 | 0.011 | |
No | Jordan | EMRO | Upper-middle | 2.0536 | 0.076 | |
No | Laos | WPRO | Lower middle | 1.4869 | 0.027 | |
No | Latvia | EURO | High | 0.2104 | 0.013 | |
No | Lebanon | EMRO | Upper-middle | 0.5217 | 0.033 | |
No | Lesotho | AFRO | Lower middle | 4.6939 | 0.022 | |
No | Lithuania | EURO | High | 0.1459 | 0.010 | |
Yes | Malaysia | WPRO | Upper-middle | 0.5008 | 0.027 | |
No | Mali | AFRO | Low | 1.1564 | 0.009 | |
No | Malta | EURO | High | 0.2644 | 0.024 | |
No | Mauritania | AFRO | Lower middle | 2.8241 | 0.026 | |
No | Mauritius | AFRO | Upper-middle | 0.3249 | 0.021 | |
Yes | Mexico | PAHO | Upper-middle | 0.4794 | 0.019 | |
No | Mozambique | AFRO | Low | 8.5889 | 0.023 | |
No | Myanmar | SEARO | Lower middle | 0.7694 | 0.021 | |
No | Nepal | SEARO | Lower middle | 1.7960 | 0.020 | |
Yes | Netherlands | EURO | High | 0.1575 | 0.020 | |
Yes | New Zealand | WPRO | High | 0.0279 | 0.011 | |
Yes | Nigeria | AFRO | Lower middle | 1.7870 | 0.021 | |
Yes | Norway | EURO | High | 0.1228 | 0.019 | |
Yes | Peru | PAHO | Upper-middle | 0.7178 | 0.017 | |
Yes | Philippines | WPRO | Lower middle | 1.1778 | 0.028 | |
Yes | Portugal | EURO | High | 0.4158 | 0.031 | |
Yes | Romania | EURO | Upper-middle | 0.4564 | 0.020 | |
Yes | Russia | EURO | Upper-middle | 0.3377 | 0.022 | |
No | Saint Kitts and Nevis | PAHO | High | 0.1605 | 0.036 | |
No | Senegal | AFRO | Lower middle | 0.9108 | 0.012 | |
No | Serbia | EURO | Upper-middle | 0.2407 | 0.013 | |
No | Sierra Leone | AFRO | Low | 3.6790 | 0.025 | |
Yes | Singapore | WPRO | High | 0.1205 | 0.024 | |
No | Solomon Islands | WPRO | Lower middle | 0.9302 | 0.007 | |
Yes | South Africa | AFRO | Upper-middle | 1.3809 | 0.016 | |
Yes | Spain | EURO | High | 0.2766 | 0.019 | |
Yes | Sweden | EURO | High | 0.1553 | 0.019 | |
Yes | Switzerland | EURO | High | 0.0752 | 0.012 | |
No | Tanzania | AFRO | Lower middle | 3.6763 | 0.026 | |
Yes | Thailand | SEARO | Upper-middle | 0.5885 | 0.024 | |
No | Togo | AFRO | Low | 1.5773 | 0.009 | |
No | Trinidad and Tobago | PAHO | High | 0.1218 | 0.018 | |
No | Uganda | AFRO | Low | 6.5530 | 0.032 | |
Yes | United Kingdom | EURO | High | 0.0843 | 0.011 | |
Yes | United States of America | PAHO | High | 0.1029 | 0.013 | |
No | Zimbabwe | AFRO | Lower middle | 9.0038 | 0.074 |