The given line graph depicts the rate of smoking per a thousand individuals in Southland between 1960 and 2000. The highest was male with a total of 600 in 1960, while the number of females in 1960 was the lowest. Overall, the trend of male decreased and the rate of females oscillated throughout the entire time.
As presented in male’s data, the rate witnessed a steady augmentation, decreasing from approximately 580 in 1965 to 500 in 1975. With some continuous reduction, the number of male reached 400 in the years after, and plunged to around 270 in 2000.
The rate of females demonstrated an inferior start with just under 100 in the early year and then it dramatically reached 190 in 1970. In 1975, it began to experience a gradual decrease, lessening from 310 in 1980 to 290 in 1990. Finally, in 2000, it dropped to exactly 200 in 2000, which was as identical as years in 1970 along with1965.
