The line charts illustrate the percentage pf male and female in different weight groups in England between 1993 and 2002.
Overall, the percentage of both gender in England maintaining a healthy weight decreased between 1993 and 2002. Conversely, the percentage of indivudiuals categorized as obese or dangerously obese increased for both genders over the same period.
Looking at the data of men, the proportion of those with a healthy weight showed a significant decline, falling from just under 50% in 1993 to approximately 38% in 2002. Conversely, the percentage of men classified as obese experienced a steady rise, growing men in the overwheight category remained relatively stable, hovering around 40% while the dangerously obese group saw a mariginal increase.
In contrast, women experienced a sharper decrease in the healthy weight category dropping from roughly 48% to only 32% by 2002. This decline was largely mirorred by a rise in both overwheight and obese categories. Notably, the percentage of overwheight women increased from 32% to roughly 38%, making it the largest category by 2002, surpassing those with a healthy weight. Similar to men, the dangerously obese percentage for women remained the lowest but showed a slight upward trend.