The chart below shows the rate of smoking in men and women in Britain between 1900 and 1950.

The line chart compares changes in smoking rate of men and women in UK and how these rates changed between 1900 and 1950.

Overall, the rate of smoking both gender decreased over the period of 50 years. Although the two trends were similar in terms of a general decline, the smoking rate of men was higher than that of women.

From the highest point in 1900, the smoking rate of men started to decrease. Between 1905 and 1950, men's rate of smoking decreased rapidly by over 200 persons, falling to approximately 200 persons in 1950.

In comparison with the rate of smoking of men, that of women had a different trend. In the 1905 to 1920 period, the smoking rate of women increased continuously, to roughly 350 persons, which was its highest point during the 50 year period. However, from 1920 to 1950, the women's smoking rate had downward trend, dropping to nearly 200 persons in 1950.