For full details about the policies and actions in each country, please click on the country name in the table below the map.
A quarter of the world's population lives in countries with mandatory measures towards sodium reduction, including mandatory declaration of sodium
1. National policy commitment to reduce sodium intake: National policies, strategies or action plans that express a commitment to reduce sodium intake
2. Voluntary measures to reduce sodium: Voluntary measures that reduce sodium in the food supply or encourage consumers to make healthier food choices about sodium
3. Mandatory measures adopted for sodium reduction: Mandatory measures to reduce sodium in the food supply or encourage consumers to make healthier food choices, including mandatory declaration of sodium on all pre-packaged food
4. Multiple mandatory measures adopted for sodium reduction, and implementation of all related WHO Best Buys for tackling NCDs: Multiple mandatory measures, mandatory declaration of sodium on all pre-packaged food, and all sodium related WHO Best Buys
Notes:
Missing data – there has either been no action to reduce sodium intake or the status is unknown.
Percentage data – indicates the % of the total population protected by mandatory sodium reduction measures (i.e. the share of world’s population that lives in Score 3 and 4 countries).
Detailed information on the specific policy measures in each country that contribute towards the achievement of the scores is available here.
The Sodium Country Score Card was established as part of WHO’s efforts to reduce dietary sodium intake, it will track countries' performance on a continuous basis and will continue to be enhanced with additional features including population sodium intake. Read more about sodium reduction and other food systems actions for health at https://www.who.int/initiatives/food-systems-for-health
Date of last update: 6 October 2022