How UK smoking ban compares to the US and other countries across the world

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Uruguay was the first South American country to pass smoke-free regulation back in 2006, prohibiting smoking in enclosed public spaces and some public spaces such as near schools or hospitals.
46% : Product regulations also prohibit cigarettes with characterizing flavours, require warning labels, bans promotional or misleading elements, allows countries to ban internet sales of tobacco products, and requires manufacturers to alert the EU about new products before they enter the market.
32% : Other EU countriesThe EU has worked to protect citizens from secondhand smoke, with Ireland, Greece, Bulgaria, Malta, Spain and Hungary having a complete ban on smoking indoors.

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