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The bar chart shows the percentage of adult male smokers in seven countries along with the world average in 2000 and 2015.

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The bar chart shows the percentage of adult male smokers in seven countries along with the world average in 2000 and 2015.
The bar chart shows the percentage of adult male
smokers
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 in seven countries,
along with
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 the world average, in 2000 and 2015.
Overall
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, America had the highest percentage of male
smokers
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 in both years, at approximately 66% in 2000 and 52% in 2015. Bangladesh
also
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 had a relatively high proportion in 2000, at around 62%, but
this
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 figure decreased significantly by 2015. In America, the percentage of male
smokers
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 fell from approximately 66% in 2000 to just over 50% in 2015.
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, Cuba experienced a slight decrease, from around 53% to 51%. Bangladesh
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 saw a significant decline, from about 62% to 39%.
On the other hand
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, Egypt and Lebanon experienced increases. Egypt rose from approximately 35% in 2000 to 50% in 2015,
while
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 Lebanon increased from around 34% to 44%. Mexico followed the opposite trend, decreasing from about 35% to 20%.
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, Australia had the lowest percentages in both years, with approximately 28% of adult male
smokers
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 in 2000 and just under 20% in 2015.

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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 100%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words smokers with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "percentage" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increases" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • bar chart
  • percentage
  • adult male smokers
  • world average
  • time frame
  • notable differences
  • trends
  • reductions
  • increases
  • smoking rates
  • global smoking trends
  • insights
  • summarize
  • overall trends
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