The line graph illustrates the rate of smoking in SomeLand among men and women from 1960 to 2000, measured per 1000 people.
Overall, the number of male smokers followed a downward trend, while the reverse was true for their female counterparts. Despite the overall decline, men consistently had a higher smoking rate than women each year.
In 1960, the smoking rate among males reached its peak at approximately 600 men identified as smokers, a figure that significantly overshadowed the rate for women, which was under 100. Over the next two decades, the proportion of males showed a slight decrease to around 500 by 1975, whereas the figure for females witnessed a significant increase, reaching its peak around 310 in the mid-1970s.
From the mid-1970s onwards, the percentage of smoking among females experienced an insignificant drop, before falling steadily to nearly 200 in the last year of the given period. Similarly, the number of male smokers dropped sharply to around 240 by 2000. Despite an overall decrease, the percentage of male smokers was still higher than that of females.