The graph shows the rate of smoking among men and women in Somaliland

The line graph illustrates the amount of people who smoke in Somaliland from 1960 to 2000 a

period

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of 40

years

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. It can be seen that the most smokers were men

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women

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were the least smokers during these 40

years

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. Though the number of men who smoke decreased significantly,

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rate increased among

women

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at the end

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of the

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. In 1960, 600000 men were addicted to smoking but

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trend had a remarkable drop during 40

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and stood at approximately 210000 in 2000.

On the other hand

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,

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trend in

women

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showed a fluctuation during these

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. At the beginning of the

period

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, the number of smoking

women

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was very small at less than 100000.

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it had a dramatic rise to around 200000 in just 5

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(1970).

Then

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leaped to more than 300000 in 1975.

This

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number remained almost steady until 1990

then

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slightly sank to 200000 by the end of the

period

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