The bar chart compares Australian males and females in terms of the obesity rate between 1980 and 2010. Overall, the proportion of obesity among both genders increased noticeably over the given three decades. It is also clear that there were more overweight men recorded compared to females.
In 1980, there was a around 19% disparity between male and female obesity rates, with the dominance of the former, with nearly half of total males in Australia living with excessive weight. While the proportion of overweight men increased slightly over the following decade, it remained as a dominant gender. Meanwhile, the figure for females rose by 10%.
In 2000, the male obesity rate grew significantly, reaching a peak of 70%, while there was a relatively lower increase to 50% in females. Although the disparity between these categories extended noticeably to 20%, this gap narrowed and returned initially at the end of the span shown. By 2010, the obesity rate among males decreased to approximately 69%, while the figure for females remained unchanged.