Summary of MPOWER measures inDemocratic People's Republic of Korea Complianceisscored0—10 where 10 is the highest level of compliance. Compliance is measured only for P and E.The methods used tocompilethis profile are described in the technical notes of theWHO report on the global tobacco epidemic,2025. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Democratic People's Republic of Korea These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends bysex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from2023. See the report for further details. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Democratic People's Republic of Korea Subnational laws on smoke-free environments Subnational jurisdictions do not have the authority to adoptlaws that ban tobacco smoking in indoor places. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Democratic People's Republic of Korea Anti-tobacco mass media campaigns between 1 July2022and 30 June2024 WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Democratic People's Republic of Korea Subnational jurisdictions do not have the authority to adopt laws that banany of the tobacco advertising, promotion andsponsorship mentioned above. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Democratic People's Republic of Korea Tobacco taxation policy and prices as at 31 July2024 Affordability WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Democratic People's Republic of Korea Use of earmarked tobacco taxes for health No earmarking of tobacco taxes for health reported. 2024Type ofexcise applied. . .Uniform excise tax appliedYes (uniform), No (tiered/varying rates). . .Greater reliance on specific tax in mixed excise regime. . .Minimum specific tax applied in ad valorem or mixed excise regime. . .Minimum pricepolicy. . .Retail price used as base of ad valorem component in ad valorem or mixed excise regime(or retail price exclusive of VAT). . .Specific tax component automatically adjusted for inflation (or other). . .Price dispersion: share of cheapest brand price in premium brand price(the higher the % the smaller the gap). . .Price gap decreased between 2022 and 2024. . . 2024 WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Democratic People's Republic of Korea WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025Country Profile:Democratic People's Republic of Korea Legend: Summary of MPOWER measures(see page 1)