The bar chart represents the amount of salt consumed by males and females from 2 to 70 years old in a European country during 2019.
Overall, men have eaten the greatest amount of salt, while women have consumed the least at all ages.
To begin with, children aged 6 to 11 consumed more salt than the recommended daily intake of 2300 mg, with consumption levels at 2700 mg for boys and 2400 mg for girls. As people aged, their salt consumption increased, with those in the age groups of 12 to 39 years showing significantly higher intake. Specifically, the amount of salt consumed rose to 5100 mg for men and 3800 mg for women in these age groups. However, the milligrams of salt per day decreased in the following age groups from 39 to 70 years, namely from 5100 to 3800 mg for men and from 3800 mg for women.