A bar graph is a type of chart that has bars showing different categories and the amounts in each category. See: Bar Graph Examples. Segmented Bar Graph. . This type of graph is a type of bar chart that is stacked, and where the bars show 100 percent of the discrete value.
About 30,000 Americans, and 70,000 people worldwide, are living with cystic fibrosis, caused by inheriting a flawed CF gene from each parent. The disease causes a sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, clogging them and leading to life-threatening infections.
Evolution of Cystic Fibrosis Life Expectancy. A cystic fibrosis diagnosis changes the life of any family, treatment for the disease has greatly changed in recent decades. Children who are born today with CF have a completely different prognosis from those born more than 30 years ago.