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Table 4 Total and number of countries, policies implemented and maintained, number of smokers affected, reduction in smokers, reach and influence of the policy, and smoking attributable deaths (SADs -LMICs adjusted) by country level income status (LICs = Low Income Countries, MICs = Middle Income Countries and HICs = High Income Countries) for those countries reaching the highest level of MPOWER policies: 2007–20201

From: Global smoking-related deaths averted due to MPOWER policies implemented at the highest level between 2007 and 2020

MPOWER Policy

Variable

Total n (column %)

LICs n (Row %)

MICs n (Row %)

HICs n (Row %)

Total

Countries

195

35 (18)

105 (54)

55 (28)

Total

Countries signed FCTC

187 (96)

32 (17)

102 (55)

53 (28)

Total

Countries ratified FCTC

181 (93) 2

32 (18)

98 (54)

51 (28)

Total

Countries implementing atleast on policy 3,4

136 (72)

22 (16)

72 (53)

42 (31)

Total

Policies

233

37 (16)

127 (55)

69 (30)

Total

Number of smokers affected

1,224,080,000

94,333,000 (8)

836,878,000 (68)

292,869,000 (24)

Total

Reduction in smokers

80,998,000

4,128,000 (5)

65,402,000 (81)

11,467,000 (14)

Total

Reach and influence 5

6.6%

4.4%

7.8%

3.9%

Total

SADs

28,300,000

1,342,000 (5)

21,255,000 (75)

5,740,000 (20)

P

Countries 6

28%

41%

32%

13%

P

Policies

53 (23)

13 (25)

33 (62)

7 (13)

P

Number of smokers affected

211,151,000 (17)

39,913,000 (19)

155,167,000 (73)

16,071,000 (8)

P

Reduction in smokers

14,803,000 (18)

427,000 (3)

13,818,000 (93)

558,000 (4)

P

Reach and influence 5

7.0%

1.1%

8.9%

3.5%

P

SADs

4,910,000 (17)

139,000 (3)

4,490,000 (91)

279,000 (6)

O

Countries 6

11%

0%

8%

23%

O

Policies

20 (9)

0 (0)

8 (40)

12 (60)

O

Number of smokers affected

232,945,000 (19)

0 (0)

164,439,000 (71)

68,507,000 (29)

O

Reduction in smokers

4,038,000 (5)

0 (0)

2,439,000 (60)

1,599,000 (40)

O

Reach and influence 5

1.7%

0%

1.5%

2.3%

O

SADs

1,590,000 (6)

0 (0)

793,000 (50)

799,000 (50)

W

Countries 6

48%

34%

44%

62%

W

Policies

89 (38)

11 (12)

45 (51)

33 (37)

W

Number of smokers affected

507,762,000 (41)

29,293,000 (6)

301,213,000 (59)

177,256,000 (35)

W

Reduction in smokers

41,581,000 (51)

2,065,000 (5)

31,221,000 (75)

8,295,000 (20)

W

Reach and influence 5

8.2%

7.0%

10.4%

4.7%

W

SADs

15,000,000 (53)

671,000 (4)

10,147,000 (68)

4,150,000 (28)

E

Countries 6

24%

38%

25%

15%

E

Policies

45 (19)

12 (27)

25 (56)

8 (18)

E

Number of smokers affected

166,744,000 (14)

23,332,000 (14)

124,964,000 (75)

18,447,000 (11)

E

Reduction in smokers

12,406,000 (15)

1,434,000 (12)

10,414,000 (84)

557,000 (4)

E

Reach and influence 5

7.4%

6.1%

8.3%

3.0%

E

SADs

4,130,000 (15)

466,000 (11)

3,385,000 (82)

279,000 (7)

R

Countries 6

14%

3.0%

16%

17%

R

Policies

26 (11)

1 (4)

16 (62)

9 (35)

R

Number of smokers affected

105,478,000 (9)

1,795,000 (2)

91,095,000 (86)

12,588,000 (12)

R

Reduction in smokers

8,171,000 (10)

203,000 (2)

7,510,000 (92)

458,000 (6)

R

Reach and influence 5

7.7%

11.3%

8.2%

3.6%

R

SADs

2,740,000 (10)

66,000 (2)

2,440,000 (89)

229,000 (8)

  1. 1Rounding has been applied to all estimates as in Levy et al. [37]
  2. 2This total includes Andorra which acceded the convention on 11 May 2020, excludes the European Union
  3. 3These totals exclude those countries that achieved best practice in the M policy only
  4. 4The denominator is countries that have signed the FCTC, as Argentina, the United States of America, and Morocco who have not ratified the FCTC are included in the WHO reporting
  5. 5Reach and Influence is the percentage ratio or crude rate per 100 smokers between the reduction in smoker and smokers affected
  6. 6The denominator is countries that have signed the FCTC and the resulting percentages are column percentage across each column rather than row percentage