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

smokers

count

from 2011 to 2021.

Overall

, the

number

of male

smokers

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

count

of

both

genders who smoked cigarettes decreased through

this

period. The

number

of men and women

smokers

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

million

respectively.

Although

the

count

of

both

genders of

smokers

decreased in the range of 1 and 2

million

between 2011 and 2012, that was relatively stable for

both

gentlemen and ladies cigarette

smokers

over the next 7 years, corresponding to around 2.5

million

and 1.5

million

respectively.

Additionally

, the

number

of

both

genders of

smokers

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

million

for each.

Furthermore

, the lowest difference between the

count

of men and women

smokers

was just below 0.5

million

at the beginning and end of the duration;

in contrast

,

this

hit the highest point in 2015 when the

number

of male

smokers

was three times as much as that of females.