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

The bar chart illustrates the average proportion of adult smoking men in seven specific countries between 2000 and 2015.

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the highest number of smokers among males was in Armenia, Bangladesh, and Cube,

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in Egypt, Lebanon, Mexico, and Australia, the figures were much lower.

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, throughout the period, the total proportion of male smokers across the globe dropped, with some exceptions in Egypt and Lebanon. Focusing first on Armenia, Bangladesh, and Cube, in 2000, roughly 70, 60, and 50 per cent of

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population smoked. Over 15 years, these figures decreased by 20% in the first two nations,

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in Cube, it remained almost unchanged. As for the remaining countries,

initially

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, approximately 35% of smoking men lived in Egypt and Lebanon, as opposed to almost 50% and 45% in 2015. Regarding Mexico and Australia, in 2000 the levels of smoking there were nearly 35 and 30%, which was followed by a decrease of 15 and 10 per cent, respectively. Notably, the percentage of smoking men in the world

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dropped from about 40 to 30 per cent throughout the period.