The bar chart illustrates the percentage of the adult population who were overweight or obese between 1965 and 2015, while the pie chart shows the percentage of people who were a healthy weight, overweight, obese, and severely obese in 2015.
Overall, there was an increase in the number of overweight or obese people during the given period. In addition, the pie chart displays that obese and overweight people accounted for the largest proportion among all in the weight range.
Initially, the bar chart illustrates the period from 1965 to 1985 remained constant. Between 1985 and 1995 showed the first significant increase. In 1965, approximately 45% of the adult population was overweight or obese. From 1965to 1985, the proportion of overweight or obese adults remained relatively stable. However, in 1995, this figure increased significantly, reaching nearly 60%. This upward trend continued steadily until the end of the observed period.
The pie chart shows that in 2015, only 29% of adults were healthy or underweight. But 34% were overweight, 31% were obese, and 6% were severely obese. This means that more than 70% of people had weight problems. Besides, we see that the highest percentage of overweight people and the lowest percentage of obese people.
