Mauritius
2023
Rank 10 from a survey of 90 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
41
Indicators
Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
2
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
0
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
3
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
0
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
10
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
5
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
21
Mauritius was among the first countries globally to ratify the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2004, as well as one of the first to impose pictorial health warnings on tobacco packaging in 2008. Mauritius has comprehensive tobacco control legislation, which includes a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotions, and sponsorship, smoke-free public places, and a uniform-specific tax that has been increased several times.
Resources
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