The graph below gives information about the number of people who smoked cigarettes in the UK between 2011 and 2021. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart displays the UK's men and women

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count

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from 2011 to 2021.

Overall

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, the

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of male

smokers

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was more than females throughout the entire period, and another key feature is that the

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of

both

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genders who smoked cigarettes decreased through

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period. The

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of men and women

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was the most at the beginning with just over 4 and 3.5

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respectively.

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the

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of

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genders of

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decreased in the range of 1 and 2

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between 2011 and 2012, that was relatively stable for

both

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gentlemen and ladies cigarette

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over the next 7 years, corresponding to around 2.5

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and 1.5

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respectively.

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, the

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of

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genders of

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diminished steadily in the rest of the period, reaching nearly 1

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for each.

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, the lowest difference between the

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of men and women

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was just below 0.5

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at the beginning and end of the duration;

in contrast

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,

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hit the highest point in 2015 when the

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of male

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was three times as much as that of females.