Palau

2023
2021
Rank 9 from a survey of 90 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
39

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
0
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
0
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
7
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
9
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
21
Rank 10 from a survey of 80 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
40

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
3
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
5
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
8
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
19

Palau became a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on February 27, 2005. Few preventive measures are in place in Palau. While promoting openness and access to public information, neither the Open Government Act (1 PNCA §901) nor the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) (6 PNCA §101) address or mention the tobacco industry specifically. Similarly, the Code of Ethics does not prescribe activities specifically with or by the tobacco industry.