The graph below gives information about the number of people who smoked cigarettes in the UK between 2011 and 2021.

The bar chart displays the

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of male and female

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in the UK from 2011 to 2021.

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, the

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of

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among both sexes decreased throughout the years,

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the highest

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of

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. The

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for male

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in the UK consistently outnumbered that of female

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over the period. In 2011, there were just over 4

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male

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and approximately 3.8

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female

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. These figures

then

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dropped significantly in 2012 to 2.75

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and under 2

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, respectively. After falling to 2.5

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, male

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then

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increased minimally by 0.5

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to 3

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in 2015, which was almost three times the

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for females. The

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for male

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remained relatively stable from 2016 to 2018 at around 2.5 and 2.6

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,

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the

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for female

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fluctuated between 1

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and approximately 1.75

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. From 2019 onwards, there was a steady decline in male

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from around 2.75

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to 1.25

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in 2021.

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, the female

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gradually fell to 0.75

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, which was the lowest

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of all

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