One of the consequences of improved medical care is that people are living longer and life expectancy is increasing. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

The former graph represents the population (in millions) in England and

wales

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

Wales

from the

year

1700 to 2000, whereas the latter shows the

rate

of

birth

and

death

per 1000 in the above mentioned years and countries. Overall, there is an increase in population over the years, and fluctuations are seen in the

birth

and

death

rate

from the

year

1700 to 2000. The population has almost doubled from about 10 million in the

year

1700 to about 20 in the following

year

.

Then

, in 1990 it dramatically rose to almost 40 million and reached

to

Suggestion

in

at

around 50 by 2000. The latter chart represents the lowest

birth

rate

of about 10 in 1700, where the

death

rate

is over 5. Both the highest

birth

and

death

rate

of about 25 and over 20 in 1800. In the following years, there was a gradual decline of

birth

and

death

rates to about 15 and 10 in 1900 respectively. Whereas, the

birth

rate

in 2000 was over 10 and the

death

rate

, which is remarked as the lowest is exactly 5.