The provided bar chart depicts the proportion of men smoking in seven different nations,compared with the medium number of the world, in two specific years of 2000 and 2015.
Overall, it is clear to see that the number of male smokers in Egypt and Lebanon experienced an upward trend, opposed to that of the 6 remaining counterparts.In addition, smoking rate of men in Armenia was dominant among the 7 countries mentioned and the world average, while Australia ranked with the lowest percentage.
The percentage of adult males using tobacco in Egypt and Lebanon was identical at 35% in 2000, before increasing considerably to nearly 50% and 45% after 15 years, in turns.
Armenia gained the highest proportion at surpassing 65% in 2000, prior to a decline to 52% in 2015, while Bangladesh and Mexia witnessed the same trend,falling from 60% to 40% and 35% to 20% in the 15-year period.The figure in Cuba was relatively unchanged, with a slight descent from 53% to 52%, whereas that of Australia halved between approximately 30% and 18%. In average, around 42% men in the world used tobacco in 2000,while making up 35% of the total male population in 2015.