Jamaica
Overall Score, 2020
3.13
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
Jamaica scores higher than the average score of countries in its region, income group, and the global average, but below top performing countries. There is still room for improvement in the cigarette tax policies.
Component Score
2020
Jamaica scores well in in cigarette price and tax structure components and scores in the mid-range in affordability change, but scores poorly in tax share. Jamaica would benefit from reducing cigarette affordability, while increasing the tax share of cigarettes.
Scores Over Time
Jamaica's overall scores increased from 2014 to 2020 due to a reduction in the affordability of cigarettes.
