Country-level economic, epidemiological, and policy variables
| Tobacco prevalence | Tobacco smoking prevalence in 2015.5 |
| GDP per capita | GDP per capita in US dollars in 2014.26 |
| Cigarette relative income price | Relative cost of cigarettes calculated as a percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand in 2014.5 |
| MPOWER score | A quantitative measure of tobacco control policy was developed by the WHO to support policy implementation under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.27 It is based on a composite score (out of a total of 37) of six core measures: M=Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies. P=Protecting people from tobacco smoke. O=Offering help to quit tobacco use. W=Warning about the dangers of tobacco. E=Enforcing bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. R=Raising taxes on tobacco. |
GDP, gross domestic product.