The bar chart illustrates the proportion of obese Australians, classified according to gender over the thirty years, starting from 1980.
Overall, the percentages of overweight males were significantly higher than females in each year. In addition, the rate of both men and women in terms of overweight rose generally over period time shown.
In 1980, starting from the lowest figure for both tow gender, about approximately 50% of Australian men who were obese, compared to exactly one – third females. The former witnessed a slight growth with about 53% while the latter increased significantly by 10% which was nearly 7% higher than the former.
In 2000 the proportion of male and female Australians who were overweight both reached the highest point accounting for 70% for men; 40%, women. This figure for the second stayed unchanged while there was a slight drop for the first, at 68%.
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of obese Australians, classified according to gender over the thirty years, starting from 1980.
Overall
, the percentages of overweight males were
significantly
higher than females in each year.
In addition
, the rate of both
men
and women in terms of overweight rose
generally
over period time shown.
In 1980, starting from the lowest figure for both tow gender, about approximately 50% of Australian
men
who were obese, compared to exactly one
–
third females. The former witnessed a slight growth with about 53% while the latter increased
significantly
by 10% which was
nearly
7% higher than the former.
In 2000 the proportion of male and female Australians who were overweight both reached the highest point accounting for 70% for
men
; 40%, women. This figure for the second stayed unchanged while there was a slight drop for the
first
, at 68%.