Highest 20
countries
Lowest 20
countries
Measurement
n % n % Chi-square P value
Income 12.93 0.005
Low-income country -- 9 45.0%
Middle-low income 4 20.0% 2 10.0%
Middle-high income 5 25.0% 5 25.0%
High-income country 11 55.0% 4 20.0%
WHO region 12.12 0.02
East Asia & Pacific 3 15.0% 1 5.0%
Europe & Central Asia 9 45.0% 2 10.0%
Latin America & Caribbean 5 25.0% 7 35.0%
South Asia 1 5.0% --
Sub-Sahara Africa 2 10.0% 10 50.0%
Middle East & North Africa -- --
North America -- --
Change in government tobacco control objectives 22.70 <0.001
Never had objectives 1 5.0% 9 45.0%
Always had objectives 17 85.0% 2 10.0%
Newly created objectives 2 10.0% 9 45.0%
National agency for tobacco control 2018 4.28 0.12
Yes 9 45.0% 4 20.0%
No 0 0.0% 2 10.0%
Not reported 11 55.5% 14 70.0%
Covariate Mean SD Mean SD t test P value
Human development index 2008 0.77 0.13 0.55 0.16 4.46 <0.001
Human development index 2016 0.80 0.12 0.57 0.15 5.10 <0.001
Per capita tobacco control budget 0.73 1.76 0.02 0.02* 0.55 0.59
Number of staff employed by national agency (last reported) 12.00 13.86 2.14 1.77ยง 1.85 0.78
Affordability 2018 3.26 1.93 6.74 6.41 -2.30 0.03
Affordability 2008 2.63 1.61 7.62 8.06 -2.71 0.01
Corruption 2012 56.55 19.45 34.71 18.26 3.30 <0.001
Corruption 2018 57.05 19.11 32.50 17.72 3.96 <0.001
Literacy rate (last reported) 92.56 13.23 71.72 25.54 3.18 0.003
Political regime 2014 8.68 1.80 2.36 4.20 5.76 <0.001
Overall tax score 2018 2.64 1.13 1.06 0.36 4.67 <0.001