The bar chart provides details about the percentage of Australian overweight male and female between 1980 and 2010. Overall the percentage of overweight males was remarkably higher than females throughout the period. Both gender saw steadily rise from 1980 and 1990,after which dramatically increase in next 20 years.The most significant icrease in men’s figure saw between 1990 and 2000.
The lowest percentage of overweight individuals saw in women’s side at the begining of period which achieve 30 per cente. Then, figure growth by 10 percente in same 10 year. Moreover, figure illustrate the same rise which reached 50 percent and stabled by the end of the period. However, the highest point of female in 2000 achieve level of 1990 level of male.
Beginning of male’s was higher, just under 50 percent in 1980. However comparing with women’s, increase between 1980 and 1990 was minor,by 5 percent. Nevertheless, figure which rocketed by 20 percent in 2000, declined steadily by 3 percent in the last 10 year.