The table below shows the weight of people in a particular country from 1999 to 2009.

The table compares the level of

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of a society by gender in a specific country between 1999 and 2009.

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, approximately half of the

men

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and

women

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in the country had normal

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during a 10-year period,

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others were either

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or overweight.

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, the proportion of normal-

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females

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was just under half in the late 1990s, followed by a slight incline to just above one in two in 2004,

then

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dropped to 47% through 5 years later.

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,

men

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had a smaller fraction of normal

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at 41% in 1999, which later showed a rapid climb to 48% as of 2004. In 2009, overweight males had a tiny decrease equal to the normal

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women

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.

On the other hand

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, 27% of

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and 22% of males were

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in 1999. Five years forward, the

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underweight

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women

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increased to 29% and the other cohort declined to two out of five. In the late 2000s, the percentage of

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women

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and

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were at 28% and 23% respectively.

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,

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who were overweight in 1999 had less portion than overweight

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at 18% and 30%.

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, the overweight

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minimally rose to 21% and the other dramatically fell to 23% by 2004. In 2009, both

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and males had an equal number of overweight by 19%.