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Table 6 Characteristics of country laws, with respect to optional health warning components of the FCTC

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

Quit line

Pictograms

Contrast

Total

Africa

South Africa

1

0

1

2

Kenya

0

0

1

1

Americas

Mexico

1

1

1

3

Canada

1

1

1

3

Brazil

1

1

1

3

Argentina

1

1

1

3

USA

1

1

1

3

Eastern Mediterranean

Egypt

0

1

1

2

Pakistan

0

1

1

2

Europe

Spain

1

1

1

3

Turkey

0

1

0

1

Poland

1

0

1

2

UK

1

1

1

3

Ukraine

0

1

0

1

Russia

0

1

1

2

South-East Asia

Nepal

0

1

1

2

Thailand

1

1

1

3

India

0

1

1

2

Bangladesh

0

1

1

2

Indonesia

0

0

0

0

Western Pacific

Australia

1

1

1

3

Malaysia

1

1

1

3

Philippines

0

0

1

1

VietNam

0

1

1

2

China

0

0

0

0

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