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Overall, the rate of Australian obese males topped the ranks in 2000, while the figure for
females reached major peaks in 2000 and 2010.
In 1980, the proportion of Australian males who suffered from obesity stood at 40%, which
was 10% higher than that of females. Moreover, the percentage of Australian males and
females saw a substantial increase between 1980 and 2010.
Over the next 20 years, the percentage of Australian women who diagnosed obesity jumped
slightly to just a half in 1990, then reached a peak of 70% in 2000, but later followed by a
moderate decline to about 68%. By contrast, 40% of Australian females who suffered from
obesity in 1980 saw a swift growth and remained stable at 50% from 2000 to 2010.