The bar chart illustrates the proportion of overweight men and women in Australia between 1980 and 2010.
From an overall perspective, the proportion of overweight men was consistently higher than rate of women throughout the period, although both genders saw an increase in overweight rates from 1980 to 2010.
To begin with, the percentage of overweight women were accounted for nearly to 45% in 1980, while the rate of overweight was slightly increased to 55% by 1990. In addition, the rate of male were reached a peak to 70% and it has became popular rather than other genders in 2000. However, the percentage of overweight men were dramatically decreased roughly 65% by 2010.
It can be seen that the quantity of female were consisted of 30% overweight in the beginning of 1980, while the rate of overweight was noticeably sore 40% by 1990. Afterward, the standard level of women were significantly increased to 50% between 2000 and 2010.