Lao PDR
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2021
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2019
Rank 67 in a survey of 90 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
70
Indicators
Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
9
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
0
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
8
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
15
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
8
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
11
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
19
Rank 62 in a survey of 80 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
72
Indicators
Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
11
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
0
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
8
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
15
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
8
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
11
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
19
Rank 47 in a survey of 57 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
73
Indicators
Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
12
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
0
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
8
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
15
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
8
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
11
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
19
Rank 22 in a survey of 33 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
68
Indicators
Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
9
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
0
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
8
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
15
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
8
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
9
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
19
Lao PDR has been a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) since December 5, 2006. It has the Law on Tobacco Control, which is the main legislation encompassing tobacco control measures smoking in public spaces, tobacco advertising and promotions, and packaging and labeling of tobacco products. A key challenge in implementing tobacco control is the government’s interest in the industry: the government has a 25-year investment agreement with Imperial Tobacco (ILA), which caps tobacco tax increases and provides incentives to ILA, the dominant player in the cigarette market.
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