Table 1

Characteristics of countries included in the analysis with a national comprehensive smoke-free law in 2014

CountryNational comprehensive smoking ban*Population in millions (2014)†Human Development Index (2014)‡Age-standardised prevalence for daily tobacco smoking, persons aged ≥15 years (2015) (%)§
High compliance
(2014)
Implementation year
AlbaniaNo200631.873.323.0
ArgentinaNo201141.883.616.3
AustraliaYes200523.693.513.4
BhutanYes20100.860.5Not available (NA)
BrazilYes2011202.075.511.3
Brunei DarussalamNo20120.485.613.2
BulgariaNo20127.278.228.3
Burkina FasoNo201017,440.210.7
CanadaYes200735.591.310.7
ChadNo201013.239.2NA
ChileYes201317.883.226.3
ColombiaNo200848.972.06.5
Costa RicaYes20124.976.67.5
EcuadorNo201116.073.23.7
GuatemalaNo200815.962.7NA
HondurasNo20108.360.611.1 (2013)
Iran, Islamic RepublicNo200778.576.610.0
IrelandYes20044.791.619.3
JamaicaNo20132.871.911.9
LebanonYes20115.076.925.1
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaNo20096.372.4NA
MaltaNo20100.483.920.4
Marshall IslandsNo20060.05NANA
MongoliaYes20122.972.722.2
NamibiaNo20102.362.817.2
NauruNo20090.01NA32.7
NepalYes201128.154.817.6
New ZealandYes20034.691.314.6
PakistanNo2009185.153.816.2
PanamaYes20083.978.03.5
Papua New GuineaNo20127.550.531.1
PeruYes201030.873.4NA
SeychellesYes20090.0977.216.6
SpainYes201047.187.625.1
SurinameNo20130.571.418.2
ThailandNo201067.272.616.9
Trinidad & TobagoYes20091.377.2NA
TurkmenistanYes20005.368.8NA
UKYes200663.590.718.0
VenezuelaYes201130.976.2NA
West Bank & Gaza StripNo20114.467.7NA
  • *WHO.10

  • †United Nations.15

  • ‡United Nations Development Programme.16

  • §WHO.21