You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The bar chart shows the percentage of adult male smokers in seven countries along with the world average in 2000 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

A glance at the provided reveals the percentage of adult male smokers among seven countries (namely, Armenia, Egypt,

Lebanon

, Bangladesh, Cuba, Mexico and Australia)

as well as

the

world

average in two time periods.

Overall

, it is evident that, over the period, there was a decline in the number of

men

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male

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smokers in most countries;

however

, greater numbers of men in Egypt and

Lebanon

smoked in 2015.

While

slightly over 40 per

cent

of the

world

's male citizens smoked, it is evident from the information provided that those who lived in Armenia, Bangladesh and Cuba were more likely to smoke than other nations. Armenia and Bangladesh had by far the highest percentage among all nations, with over 60 per

cent

of their male citizens

smoked

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smoking

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. Third in terms of the smoking population, meanwhile, was Cuba. Approximately 53 per

cent

of their male population smoked during the year in question. In stark contrast, the smoking rates in Egypt,

Lebanon

, Mexico and Australia were below the

world

's level. In 2015, the percentage of Egyptian and

Lebanon

male smokers, surprisingly, had greatly increased by 15 per

cent

and 10 per

cent

respectively and exceeded the

world

's medium. It is interesting to note that,

although

there was a declining trend for other nations,

as well as

the

world

's ratio which dropped to 35 per

cent

, most of their figures were, still, over the

world

's one by 5 to 15 per

cent

.

In contrast

, Mexico and Australia's numbers were lower than the

world

's figures.