The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in there different countries.

The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in there different countries.
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line graph displays the percentage of people aged 65 and above from 1940 to 2040 in
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USA
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,
Sweden
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and Japan.
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, it is evident from the chart that
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,there were fluctuations over the years,an upward trend was noticed.
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with, In 1940, the proportion of people aged 65 and above,in all countries were under 9% with
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being the highest among other countries at 9%.There was a similar pattern between
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and
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,as they both witnessed a rapid increase from 1960 to 1980.
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,in 2000,the value of
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surpassed that of
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at 14%
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2000 and the percentage for
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remained constant till 2020 before it rose steadily to 23%, being the lowest amongst all countries in 2040,
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became the second highest at 25%.
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, in 1940, the number of people between ages 65 and above was the lowest in Japan as it hit the through of the chart at 5%.Afterwards,there was a plunge to 3% in 1960 before the figure evened till 1980.From 2000 to 2040,there was a dramatic increase as the percentage hit the high of the graph at 26% in 2040.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words usa, sweden with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportion
  • aged 65 and over
  • depicted
  • population
  • changes
  • span of 100 years
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