The graph below compares changes in the birth rates of China and the USA between 1920 and 2000

The line graph display compares the percentage of

birth

rate

in two countries over the period of 80 years. From the

overall

,perspective it is obvious that

while

birth

rates in nations followed a similar trajectory, and fell over the period

China

's reduction was the most dramatic, and the

birth

rate

in the USA was higher in the first half of the century. In 1920, the

birth

rate

in the US stand around 11%, 1% higher than that of

China

. Around 1930 when there was a surge in

China

and unexpectedly over the next 15 years the

birth

rate

dropped falling to 5% per cent in

China

, and 6% in the USA. The

birth

rate

in

China

quadrupled over the next few years to a high of 20%, which preceded a steady downturn with minor fluctuations at around 2% to the end of the period surveyed.

Similarly

,

birth

rates in the US rise, less significantly to approximately 14%, and

thereafter

experienced a more gradual slump to finish at 7% in 2000.