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.
Cystic fibrosis is the most common life-limiting autosomal recessive disease among people of European heritage. In the United States, about 30,000 individuals have CF; most are diagnosed by six months of age. In Canada, about 4,000 people have CF.