About 2.3 billion people are now covered by at least one effective tobacco control measure. However, progress needs to be made, especially in the developing countries. Middle- and high-income countries continue to be more likely to provide people with appropriate cessation support, with no low-income country providing cessation support at the highest level, and few close to doing so. Nearly half of all countries, including more than 80% of low-income countries, have minimal or no programmes to provide appropriate help to people who want to quit tobacco use. And 67 countries—mostly low-income countries—do not currently ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, or have a ban that does not cover advertising in national broadcast and print media. More information