This bar chart describes the trend of smoking in men and women as a percentage of the population in Europe from 1950 to 1990. Overall, the tendency in men who smoked have been in steady decline over the years, whereas, intrestingly a rise is observed in females in the same period. From the year of 1950 to 1980, smoking males percentage fell gradually from a staggering 80% to just above 70%. A sharp decrease in smoking could be observed in 1990, where, approximately 45% of men were smokers. Nearly, two fold dramatic rise in smoking percentage could be appreciated in 1970 in comparison to 1960, amongst females where only 20% of the population were smokers. This dangerous rising pattern continued up to 1980, until a substantial fall is witnessed in 1990, where approximately 30% of the females were still smokers.
This bar chart
describes
the trend of
smoking
in
men
and women as a percentage of the population in Europe from 1950 to 1990.
Overall
, the tendency in
men
who smoked have been in steady decline over the years, whereas,
intrestingly
a rise
is observed
in females in the same period. From the year of 1950 to 1980,
smoking
males percentage fell
gradually
from a staggering 80% to
just
above 70%. A sharp decrease in
smoking
could
be observed
in 1990, where, approximately 45% of
men
were smokers.
Nearly
,
two fold
dramatic
rise
in
smoking
percentage could
be appreciated
in 1970
in comparison
to 1960, amongst females where
only
20% of the population were smokers. This
dangerous
rising pattern continued up to 1980, until a substantial fall
is witnessed
in 1990, where approximately 30% of the females were
still
smokers.