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About 8 million people die each year from tobacco-related diseases, accounting for 13 percent of deaths worldwide.
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Alcohol use is associated with more than 200 health conditions along with immense social harms and related economic costs.
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We are an international team of economists collaborating with partners around the world to support improved policies that drive down tobacco and alcohol use, and much more.
Alcohol Tax Scorecard
The newly released 1st edition of the Economics for Health Alcohol Tax Scorecard scores beer and spirits tax policy performance in 162 countries on a five-point scale using data from the World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory, highlighting opportunities for countries to improve public health and raise tax revenues.
Learn More about the Alcohol Tax ScorecardCountry profiles and related outputs coming soon.
Cigarette Tax Scorecard
The 4th edition of the Economics for Health Cigarette Tax Scorecard scores cigarette tax policy performance in 171 countries on a five-point scale using data from the World Health Organization's biennial Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, providing policy makers with an actionable assessment of their country's cigarette tax policy.
Learn More about the Cigarette Tax Scorecard
