The chart below give the information about the percentage of the adults population who were overweight in four different countries in 1980,1990,2000

The chart gives information about the proportion of obese adults in four different countries in 1980,1990,2000.

To begin

, one noticeable feature of the chart is that Japan had the lowest percentage of people who were overweight in all three years. In 1980 and 1990, the figures made up 2

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. Up to 2000,

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Looking at Finland and Australia, the figures for overweight people occupied around 6 per cent in

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. By the end of the period, the percentage of overweight people in Finland had almost doubled

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that of Australians nearly tripled, reaching approximately 20%.

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in Australia was higher than in Finland. In America,

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ranked first in all given years. The percentage increased from 15% in 1980 to 30% in 2000.

Overall

, the population of obese adults surged in 4 regions, but the rate of rise was greater in Australia and America