The bar chart compares three countries in terms ofthe, percentage of overweight adults in 1980, 1990, and 2000.
It is clear that, the proportion of adults with excess weight sose in all three nations over the 20-year penod The USAN consistentiy recorded the highest figures, while Japan had by far the lowest percentages –
In 1980, the LISA recoded the highest proportion of adults who were overweight throughout the period. The figure for USA stood at approximately 15% in 1980, before rsing to around 24% in 1990 and reaching about 30% in 2000. By companson, the corresponding figure for Australia was cogsiderablk lows, amounting to roughly 9% at the beginning of the period. It then rose to around 11%, before reaching just over 20% by 2000.
Finland accounted for nearly 8% of adults with excess weight in 1980 The Ropodion then increased to around 9% in 1990, and had amounted to about 11% by the end of the period. In contrastJapan made up the smallest percentage of individuals with obesity throughout the period, as the figure was around 2% in 1980, before rising slightly to approxamately 3% in 1990, and it had remained unchanged by the end of the period.
