The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries, namely the USA, Sweden, and Japan.

The given line graph depicts modification in the percentage of children

bornborne

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born borne

of

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in

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2 different countries over

a

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an

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80-year

period

, starting

fromform

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from form

1920.

Overall

, it can be seen that the

birth

rates for both

China

and the

USA

decreased over the

period

surveyed.

Although

thesethis

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these this

two

figures

shareshared

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share shared

the same downward trend,

thebut

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but

the

birth

rate

of

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in

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the

USA

in most years is higher than in

Chinain

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China in

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China

. At the beginning of the

period

in 1920, the

birth

rate

for

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the

USA

was 11%, which was 1% higher than

China

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in China

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. In the next 15 years, there was a slight rise in the fertility

rate

of

China

, reaching 15%.

In addition

, the year 1947 saw a significant descent to about 5% for both nations, at which point the

figures

started growing, hitting a peak at 20% for

China

and 15% for the US. Looking at the chart for more detail, after peaking out, the

birth

rate

of

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China

fell sharply and hit the lowest point by 2000, with around just 2%. With the exception of the

USAof

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USA of

USA

, a steady drop was seen in

itsit’s

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its it’s

figures

, reaching approximately 7%

at the end

of the

period

. It is noticeable that the

figures

for America wereAmerica

was

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were always higher by about 5% for those in Japan from 1955 to 2000.