United States of America
View by Year
| Global Tobacco Index Score |
2021
76
Rank 68
|
2020
66
Rank 25
|
2019
72
Rank 26
|
| INDICATORS | |||
 Level of Participation in Policy-Development
|
15 | 15 | 13 |
 Tobacco Industry-related Corporate Social Responsibility activities
|
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Benefits given to the Tobacco Industry
|
9 | 9 | 9 |
 Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
|
7 | 3 | 14 |
 Measures for Transparency
|
5 | 5 | 7 |
 Preventing Conflicts of Interest
|
12 | 10 | 10 |
 Measures that prevent Industry Influence
|
19 | 19 | 19 |
While the USA signed the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2004, it has not ratified the treaty and is therefore not a Party to the Convention. Despite this, some tobacco control measures exist at the local level. However, the tobacco industry has a strong lobby: nationwide, all 50 states have at least one lobbyist registered to represent a tobacco company.
