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Figure 1.
Pareto analysis on the estimated number of deaths from coronary heart disease attributable to high intake of trans-fatty acids (TFAs) (defined by Wang et al [8] as >0.5% of total energy intake), top 30 countries. Pareto charts are used to describe the countries in descending order of the total estimated number of CHD deaths worldwide (9). In this chart, bars indicate the estimated number of CHD deaths attributable to high TFA intake, the curved line indicates cumulative percentages, and the dashed line indicates the 15 countries that account for 80% of total CHD deaths attributable to high TFA intake worldwide according to the Pareto principle (the 80/20 rule). Data source: Wang et al (8).

Pareto analysis on the estimated number of deaths from coronary heart disease attributable to high intake of trans-fatty acids (TFAs) (defined by Wang et al [8] as >0.5% of total energy intake), top 30 countries. Pareto charts are used to describe the countries in descending order of the total estimated number of CHD deaths worldwide (9). In this chart, bars indicate the estimated number of CHD deaths attributable to high TFA intake, the curved line indicates cumulative percentages, and the dashed line indicates the 15 countries that account for 80% of total CHD deaths attributable to high TFA intake worldwide according to the Pareto principle (the 80/20 rule). Data source: Wang et al (8).
Country Annual No. of CHD Deaths Due to High Intake of trans Fatty Acids Percentage Cumulative Percentage Ranking by No. of CHD Deaths
United States 96,611 18.11 18.11 1
India 63,243 11.86 29.97 2
Egypt 44,257 8.3 38.27 3
China 42,356 7.94 46.21 4
Pakistan 40,239 7.54 53.75 5
Russia 29,480 5.53 59.28 6
Mexico 18,732 3.51 62.79 7
Brazil 18,576 3.48 66.27 8
Iran 14,398 2.70 68.97 9
Canada 13,901 2.61 71.58 10
Ukraine 12,980 2.43 74.01 11
Germany 10,916 2.05 76.06 12
Bangladesh 8,137 1.53 77.59 13
Indonesia 5,760 1.08 78.67 14
Japan 5,271 0.99 79.66 15
Poland 5,133 0.96 80.62 16
United Kingdom 4,712 0.88 81.50 17
Turkey 3,973 0.74 82.24 18
Belarus 3,561 0.67 82.91 19
Italy 3,381 0.63 83.54 20
France 3,084 0.58 84.12 21
Philippines 3,067 0.57 84.69 22
Netherlands 2,881 0.54 85.23 23
Romania 2,591 0.49 85.72 24
Uzbekistan 2,535 0.48 86.20 25
Thailand 2,517 0.47 86.67 26
Iraq 2,475 0.46 87.13 27
Colombia 2,215 0.42 87.55 28
Nepal 2,178 0.41 87.96 29
Sri Lanka 2,162 0.41 88.37 30

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Figure 2.
Countries with policies or regulations on industrially produced (artificial) TFAs. Data source: World Health Organization (14). Abbreviation: PHO, partially hydrogenated oil; TFA, trans-fatty acid.

Countries with policies or regulations on industrially produced (artificial) TFAs. Data source: World Health Organization (14). Abbreviation: PHO, partially hydrogenated oil; TFA, trans-fatty acid.
Country Policy
Afghanistan No or unknown TFA policy
Albania No or unknown TFA policy
Algeria No or unknown TFA policy
American Samoa No or unknown TFA policy
Andorra No or unknown TFA policy
Angola No or unknown TFA policy
Anguilla No or unknown TFA policy
Antarctica No or unknown TFA policy
Antigua and Barbuda No or unknown TFA policy
Argentina Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Armenia Restriction of TFA only
Aruba No or unknown TFA policy
Australia No or unknown TFA policy
Austria Restriction of TFA only
Azerbaijan No or unknown TFA policy
Bahamas No or unknown TFA policy
Bahrain Mandatory TFA labeling only
Bangladesh No or unknown TFA policy
Barbados No or unknown TFA policy
Belarus Restriction of TFA only
Belgium No or unknown TFA policy
Belize No or unknown TFA policy
Benin No or unknown TFA policy
Bermuda No or unknown TFA policy
Bhutan No or unknown TFA policy
Bolivia Mandatory TFA labeling only
Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba No or unknown TFA policy
Bosnia and Herzegovina No or unknown TFA policy
Botswana No or unknown TFA policy
Bouvet Island No or unknown TFA policy
Brazil Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
British Indian Ocean Territory No or unknown TFA policy
Brunei Darussalam No or unknown TFA policy
Bulgaria No or unknown TFA policy
Burkina Faso No or unknown TFA policy
Burundi No or unknown TFA policy
Cambodia No or unknown TFA policy
Cameroon No or unknown TFA policy
Cameroon/Nigeria No or unknown TFA policy
Canada Banning of PHOs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Cape Verde No or unknown TFA policy
Cayman Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Central African Republic No or unknown TFA policy
Chad No or unknown TFA policy
Chile Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
China Mandatory TFA labeling only
China/India No or unknown TFA policy
China/Taiwan, Province of China No or unknown TFA policy
Christmas Island No or unknown TFA policy
Cocos (Keeling) Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Colombia Restriction of TFA only
Comoros No or unknown TFA policy
Congo No or unknown TFA policy
Congo, Democratic Republic of the No or unknown TFA policy
Cook Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Costa Rica No or unknown TFA policy
Cote D’Ivoire No or unknown TFA policy
Croatia No or unknown TFA policy
Cuba No or unknown TFA policy
Curacao No or unknown TFA policy
Cyprus No or unknown TFA policy
Czech Republic No or unknown TFA policy
Denmark Restriction of TFA only
Djibouti No or unknown TFA policy
Dominica No or unknown TFA policy
Dominican Republic No or unknown TFA policy
Ecuador Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Egypt No or unknown TFA policy
El Salvador No or unknown TFA policy
Equatorial Guinea No or unknown TFA policy
Eritrea No or unknown TFA policy
Estonia No or unknown TFA policy
Ethiopia No or unknown TFA policy
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) No or unknown TFA policy
Faroe Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Fiji No or unknown TFA policy
Finland No or unknown TFA policy
France No or unknown TFA policy
French Guiana No or unknown TFA policy
French Polynesia No or unknown TFA policy
French Southern Territories No or unknown TFA policy
Gabon No or unknown TFA policy
Gambia No or unknown TFA policy
Georgia No or unknown TFA policy
Germany No or unknown TFA policy
Ghana No or unknown TFA policy
Gibraltar No or unknown TFA policy
Golan Heights No or unknown TFA policy
Greece No or unknown TFA policy
Greenland No or unknown TFA policy
Grenada No or unknown TFA policy
Guadeloupe No or unknown TFA policy
Guam No or unknown TFA policy
Guatemala No or unknown TFA policy
Guernsey No or unknown TFA policy
Guinea No or unknown TFA policy
Guinea-Bissau No or unknown TFA policy
Guyana No or unknown TFA policy
Haiti No or unknown TFA policy
Heard Island and McDonald Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Holy See (Vatican City State) No or unknown TFA policy
Honduras No or unknown TFA policy
Hungary Restriction of TFA only
Iceland Restriction of TFA only
India Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Indonesia No or unknown TFA policy
Iran, Islamic Republic of Restriction of TFA only
Iraq No or unknown TFA policy
Ireland No or unknown TFA policy
Isle of Man No or unknown TFA policy
Israel Mandatory TFA labeling only
Italy No or unknown TFA policy
Jamaica No or unknown TFA policy
Japan No or unknown TFA policy
Jersey No or unknown TFA policy
Jordan No or unknown TFA policy
Kazakhstan Restriction of TFA only
Kenya No or unknown TFA policy
Kiribati No or unknown TFA policy
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of No or unknown TFA policy
Korea, Republic of Mandatory TFA labeling only
Kosovo No or unknown TFA policy
Kuwait Mandatory TFA labeling only
Kyrgyzstan Restriction of TFA only
Lao People’s Democratic Republic No or unknown TFA policy
Latvia Restriction of TFA only
Lebanon No or unknown TFA policy
Lesotho No or unknown TFA policy
Liberia No or unknown TFA policy
Libya No or unknown TFA policy
Liechtenstein No or unknown TFA policy
Lithuania Restriction of TFA only
Luxembourg No or unknown TFA policy
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of No or unknown TFA policy
Madagascar No or unknown TFA policy
Malawi No or unknown TFA policy
Malaysia No or unknown TFA policy
Maldives No or unknown TFA policy
Mali No or unknown TFA policy
Malta No or unknown TFA policy
Marshall Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Martinique No or unknown TFA policy
Mauritania No or unknown TFA policy
Mauritius Mandatory TFA labeling only
Mayotte No or unknown TFA policy
Mexico No or unknown TFA policy
Micronesia, Federated States of No or unknown TFA policy
Moldova, Republic of No or unknown TFA policy
Monaco No or unknown TFA policy
Mongolia No or unknown TFA policy
Montenegro No or unknown TFA policy
Montserrat No or unknown TFA policy
Morocco No or unknown TFA policy
Mozambique No or unknown TFA policy
Myanmar No or unknown TFA policy
Namibia No or unknown TFA policy
Nauru No or unknown TFA policy
Nepal No or unknown TFA policy
Netherlands No or unknown TFA policy
New Caledonia No or unknown TFA policy
New Zealand No or unknown TFA policy
Nicaragua No or unknown TFA policy
Niger No or unknown TFA policy
Nigeria No or unknown TFA policy
Niue No or unknown TFA policy
Norfolk Island No or unknown TFA policy
Northern Mariana Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Norway Restriction of TFA only
Oman No or unknown TFA policy
Pakistan No or unknown TFA policy
Palau No or unknown TFA policy
Palestinian Territory, Occupied No or unknown TFA policy
Panama No or unknown TFA policy
Papua New Guinea No or unknown TFA policy
Paraguay Mandatory TFA labeling only
Peru Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Philippines Mandatory TFA labeling only
Pitcairn No or unknown TFA policy
Poland No or unknown TFA policy
Portugal No or unknown TFA policy
Puerto Rico No or unknown TFA policy
Qatar No or unknown TFA policy
Reunion No or unknown TFA policy
Romania Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Russian Federation Restriction of TFA only
Rwanda No or unknown TFA policy
Saint Barthelemy No or unknown TFA policy
Saint Helena No or unknown TFA policy
Saint Kitts and Nevis No or unknown TFA policy
Saint Lucia No or unknown TFA policy
Saint Martin No or unknown TFA policy
Saint Pierre and Miquelon No or unknown TFA policy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No or unknown TFA policy
Samoa No or unknown TFA policy
San Marino No or unknown TFA policy
Sao Tome and Principe No or unknown TFA policy
Saudi Arabia Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Senegal No or unknown TFA policy
Serbia No or unknown TFA policy
Seychelles No or unknown TFA policy
Sierra Leone No or unknown TFA policy
Singapore Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) No or unknown TFA policy
Slovakia No or unknown TFA policy
Slovenia Restriction of TFA only
Solomon Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Somalia No or unknown TFA policy
South Africa Restriction of TFAs AND mandatory TFA labeling
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Spain No or unknown TFA policy
Sri Lanka No or unknown TFA policy
Sudan No or unknown TFA policy
Suriname No or unknown TFA policy
Suriname/Guyana No or unknown TFA policy
Svalbard and Jan Mayen No or unknown TFA policy
Swaziland No or unknown TFA policy
Sweden Restriction of TFA only
Switzerland Restriction of TFA only
Syrian Arab Republic No or unknown TFA policy
Taiwan, Province of China No or unknown TFA policy
Tajikistan No or unknown TFA policy
Tanzania, United Republic of No or unknown TFA policy
Thailand Restriction of TFA only
Timor-Leste No or unknown TFA policy
Togo No or unknown TFA policy
Tokelau No or unknown TFA policy
Tonga No or unknown TFA policy
Trinidad and Tobago No or unknown TFA policy
Tunisia No or unknown TFA policy
Turkey No or unknown TFA policy
Turkmenistan No or unknown TFA policy
Turks and Caicos Islands No or unknown TFA policy
Tuvalu No or unknown TFA policy
Uganda No or unknown TFA policy
Ukraine No or unknown TFA policy
United Arab Emirates No or unknown TFA policy
United Kingdom No or unknown TFA policy
United States Banning of PHOs AND mandatory TFA labeling
Uruguay Mandatory TFA labeling only
Uzbekistan No or unknown TFA policy
Vanuatu No or unknown TFA policy
Venezuela No or unknown TFA policy
Viet Nam No or unknown TFA policy
Virgin Islands, British No or unknown TFA policy
Virgin Islands, US No or unknown TFA policy
Wallis and Futuna No or unknown TFA policy
Western Sahara No or unknown TFA policy
Yemen No or unknown TFA policy
Zambia No or unknown TFA policy
Zimbabwe No or unknown TFA policy

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