The charts summarise the weight measurements of people living in Charlestown in 1955 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

a glance at the provided charts reveals the classification of

weight

measurements of Charlestown during the years 1995 to 2015. The data are classified into

age

groups of 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 50 to 59 and 60 to 69 and into

weight

ranges

such

as underweight, ideal, overweight and obese.

Overall

, In 1995, the

population

was healthy with all

age

groups consisting of more than 50% of

people

with an ideal

weight

. In 2015

however

, only

people

within the

age

group of 20 to 29 had an ideal

weight

. In 1995, more than 70% of the

population

aged 20 to 29 were ideal.

This

was reduced by 10 per cent and 60% of the

people

in the

age

group 30 to 39 had an ideal

weight

,

whereas

the remaining 40% was equally distributed between the overweight and underweight categories. The older

population

consisted of the most underweight

people

compared to the rest of the

age

groups accounting for 40%. In 2015, three-quarters of the young

people

are ideal, and about 60% of the older

population

are overweight. There is a gradual decrease in

people

with an ideal

weight

until the

age

of 60 where about 60% are obese, more than 20% are overweight and only 5% are ideal.