Price of a pack* of the most-sold brand of cigarettes in international dollars (adjusted for purchasing power parity) between 2008 and 2016, by WHO region
| Region | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
| AFRO | (n=36) | (n=38) | (n=38) | (n=41) | (n=39) |
| Mean | 2.97 | 3.32 | 3.06 | 3.49 | 3.82 |
| Median | 2.48 | 2.72 | 2.25 | 2.57 | 3.42 |
| IQR | 1.76 | 1.88 | 1.51 | 1.60 | 2.25 |
| AMRO | (n=26) | (n=28) | (n=29) | (n=30) | (n=30) |
| Mean | 3.49 | 3.51 | 4.54 | 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Median | 3.26 | 2.77 | 4.32 | 4.26 | 4.76 |
| IQR | 1.61 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 2.08 | 3.04 |
| EMRO | (n=17) | (n=17) | (n=18) | (n=18) | (n=18) |
| Mean | 2.46 | 2.74 | 3.11 | 3.58 | 4.53 |
| Median | 2.53 | 2.75 | 3.28 | 3.87 | 3.83 |
| IQR | 1.17 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 2.28 | 2.90 |
| EURO | (n=43) | (n=46) | (n=49) | (n=50) | (n=50) |
| Mean | 4.08 | 4.53 | 5.18 | 5.87 | 6.71 |
| Median | 4.00 | 4.72 | 5.42 | 6.11 | 6.66 |
| IQR | 2.10 | 2.56 | 3.39 | 3.33 | 3.09 |
| SEARO | (n=8) | (n=8) | (n=8) | (n=8) | (n=8) |
| Mean | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.68 | 5.24 | 7.00 |
| Median | 3.77 | 3.37 | 3.94 | 4.31 | 5.39 |
| IQR | 2.34 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 3.38 | 4.30 |
| WPRO | (n=22) | (n=21) | (n=24) | (n=23) | (n=24) |
| Mean | 4.15 | 4.29 | 4.95 | 5.21 | 6.61 |
| Median | 4.03 | 3.84 | 4.18 | 4.25 | 5.54 |
| IQR | 3.29 | 3.21 | 4.12 | 3.98 | 7.15 |
| Global | (n=152) | (n=161) | (n=166) | (n=170) | (n=169) |
| Mean | 3.55 | 3.87 | 4.30 | 4.80 | 5.67 |
| Median | 3.10 | 3.39 | 3.70 | 4.18 | 4.94 |
| IQR | 2.32 | 2.58 | 3.43 | 3.71 | 4.24 |
Source, estimates constructed from data contained in the individual tobacco control ‘country profiles’ of FCTC ratifying countries published by WHO in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.
*20 pieces; all values rounded to two decimal places; EURO region does not include the European Union.
FCTC, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.