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Cigarette Tax Scorecard

The newly released 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.

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This is a recording of the Economics for Health webinar presented on December 15, 2025. The webinar included prese... Learn More

Cigarette Tax Scorecard (4th Edition)

The Economics for Health Cigarette Tax Scorecard (4th edition) was written by Jeffrey Drope, Saw Min Thu Oo, Margaret Do... Learn More