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Table 2 Characteristics of country laws, with respect to size of health warnings on cigarette packs

From: Country tobacco laws and article 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: a review of tobacco packaging and labeling regulations of 25 countries

*Country

Not less than 30% of PDAs

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Total

Africa

South Africa

0

1

1

Kenya

1

1

2

Americas

Mexico

1

1

2

Canada

1

1

2

Brazil

1

1

2

Argentina

1

1

2

USA

1

1

2

Eastern Mediterranean

Egypt

1

1

2

Pakistan

1

1

2

Europe

Spain

1

1

2

Turkey

1

0

1

Poland

1

1

2

UK

1

1

2

Ukraine

1

0

1

Russia

1

0

1

South-East Asia

Nepal

1

1

2

Thailand

1

1

2

India

1

1

2

Bangladesh

1

1

2

Indonesia

0

1

1

Western Pacific

Australia

1

1

2

Malaysia

1

1

2

Philippines

1

1

2

VietNam

1

1

2

China

1

0

1

  1. *Countries are ranked within each of the six WHO regions by overall level of compliance with FCTC article 11 guidelines.