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Table 1 Mean smoking prevalence, tobacco taxation and pricing per country (2010–2016)

From: The effects of tobacco taxation and pricing on the prevalence of smoking in Africa

Country

Smoking (%)

Tax (%)

Price (Int. US$ at PPP)

Algeria

15.357

48.703

3.211

Benin

6.8

8.933

2.289

Botswana

19.743

52.494

6.739

Burkina Faso

13.014

32.759

2.506

Cape Verde

9.643

23.84

3.794

Rep. of the Congo

20.229

38.2

2.448

Ethiopia

4.429

27.6

1.686

Gambia, The

16.186

47.586

2.098

Ghana

4.157

25.411

2.871

Kenya

11.614

52.746

2.684

Mali

12.357

26.661

3.434

Mauritius

22.171

72.059

6.745

Mozambique

17.571

28.123

1.584

Namibia

21.443

44.884

6.427

Niger

7.4

30.714

2.023

Nigeria

6.029

20.63

2.555

Rwanda

13.086

31.514

2.007

Senegal

8.557

33.286

1.98

Seychelles

22.214

71.465

11.276

South Africa

20.657

49.567

5.725

Togo

7.714

11.506

1.888

Uganda

11.057

44.831

2.174

Zambia

14.471

35.796

2.919

Zimbabwe

16.114

38.529

2.241

  1. Smoking prevalence and tax are in percentages; price is in international dollars (at PPP)