Mauritius
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
Mauritius scores higher than the average score of countries in its region, income group, and the global average, but there is still room for improvement relative to top performing countries.
Component Score
2020
Mauritius scores well in cigarette price, tax share, and tax structure, but scores poorly in the affordability change component. Mauritius would benefit from reducing cigarette affordability.
Scores Over Time
Mauritius's overall scores fluctuated between 2014 and 2020. In that time, cigarette prices and the tax share of price increased, yet there was a failure to reduce affordability of cigarettes.
