Index Launch: Countries With The Most Effective Anti-Smoking Policies

Federico N. Fernández | 21st November 2022 | Brussels, Diplomacy, International
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The "Effective Anti-smoking Policies" Index analyses public policies aimed to eradicate smoking, in 59 countries

November marks the launch of the first “Effective Anti-smoking Policies Global Index.” Published by the We Are Innovation network, an alliance comprised of 30+ think tanks and NGOs based in Europe, the United States, and Latin America, the index analyses the public policies to eradicate smoking in 59 countries divided into 4 regions, evaluating them in 10 objective categories such as the regulatory framework of Non-Combusted Nicotine Products (NCNPs), their prohibition, display, packaging, and taxation, among others. The evidence from studies, articles, reports, and meta-analyses all agree that NCNPs are 95 to 98 percent safer than tobacco consumed traditionally by combustion. The most up-to-date scientific evidence also shows that NCNPs are the most effective method to abandon combusted tobacco and avoid almost all smoking-related health harms. Therefore, the index claims that public health policies should seriously consider vaping, nicotine pouches, snus, and heated tobacco. The Top ...

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