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MPOWER Summary for Saint Lucia (WHO 2021 Report)

Monitoring: Prevalence Data

Saint Lucia has recent and representative tobacco use surveys for adults, complying with MPOWER's monitoring requirements. Data on youth tobacco use is less comprehensive, identified as recent and representative in some cases but not fully for both age groups simultaneously.

Smoke-free Environments

Compliance score of 5 (out of 10) for implementing smoke-free measures. Laws prohibit smoking in indoor workplaces, restaurants, cafés, bars, public transport, and all other public places, with no exceptions. No fines have been levied on smokers or establishments for violations.

Cessation Programmes: Treatment of Tobacco Dependence

Treatment availability is limited; health services in facilities and educational institutions offer support, but national coverage, including quit lines and cessation services, is not fully effective, with no widespread cost coverage by insurers or health services.

Health Warnings: Cigarette Packages

Compliance is high: mandatory warnings covering 50% of the principal display areas, back and front, including photos, full text in the same language, and prohibiting misleading terms or substitutes. No plain packaging or reduction in liability for tobacco companies.

Mass Media: Anti-tobacco Campaigns

A national mass media campaign occurred in 2018-2020, aired on television and radio, tested with target audiences, and included components focused on quitting and prevention, as part of a government tobacco control program, but evaluation was not conducted.

Advertising Bans: Direct and Indirect

Minimal restrictions; no bans on television, radio, print, billboards, point of sale, or internet advertising, and few indirect controls like corporate sponsorship bans, leading to high exposure.

Taxation: Share of Taxes on Tobacco

Cigarettes are highly taxed, with total taxes accounting for over 50% of the retail price, primarily specific excise taxes. This high tax rate contributes to affordability challenges.

Affordability: Tobacco and E-cigarettes

Cigarettes became less affordable between 2010 and 2020, as measured by GDP per capita required to buy 100 packs increasing. No tobacco taxation revenues are earmarked for health.