The bar chart illustrates the percentage of young men who smoke in seven different countries, along with the world average in 2000 and 2015.
Overall, it is clear that the highest percentage of smokers in both years was from America, and the lowest percentage of smokers was from Australia. The total rate of smokers in the world decreased over the fifteen years.
The highest percentage of smokers was from America, which accounted for almost 65% in 2000, which slightly decreased by 2015 and stood at almost 52%. The second highest ratio of smokers was from Bangladesh, which accounted for about 63% in 2000 and decreased gradually in 2015, standing at almost 38%. The next highest percentage of smokers was from Cuba, which accounted for almost 53% in 2000 and remained almost the same in 2015.
The next two countries are Egypt and Lebanon, whose percentages were the same in 2000, accounting for almost 34%, and in 2015 the percentages of both countries went up, with Egypt standing at almost 49% and Lebanon at almost 44%. The second lowest percentage of smokers was from Mexico, which decreased from 36% in 2000 to 20% in 2015. The lowest percentage of smokers was from Australia, which also decreased gradually from almost 28% in 2000 to 17% in 2015.