The bar chart illustrates the proportions of men who smoked in seven nations in 2000 and 2015, as well as the world average.
Overall, the percentages of male smokers in three countries, namely Armenia, Bangladesh, and Cuba, exceeded the world average in 2000, whereas only two nations, namely Mexico and Australia, had this proportion below average five years later. Additionally, the average percentage of male smokers declined worldly, but that figure in Egypt and Lebanon experienced a growth.
Specifically, in 2000, there were about 42% of the male population who smoked on average in the world, which reduced by around 10% in 2015. In Armenia, which had the highest percentage of male smokers in 2015, this figure declined from over 65% to nearly 50%. However, there was a more significant drop in Bangladesh, where the male smoker population decreased by over 20% to less than 40% in 2000.
By contrast, relatively more men started to smoke in two of these nations. The percentage in Egypt was approximately 35% in 2000, which later augmented to nearly 50% in 2005. With a similar proportion of male smokers with that in Egypt five years ago, this figure of men who smoked in Lebanon rose by 10% to 45% in 2005.