The charts below give information on average life expectancy in four countries, from 1993 to 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below give information on average life expectancy in four countries, from 1993 to 2008.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart compares the
life
expectancy
of
people
in four countries in 2008 and the table provides information about the
life
expectancy
change between 1958 and 2008 in these four countries.
Overall
, the
life
expectancy
was the highest in Japan and lowest in
Indonesia
. The increase in
life
expectancy
was greater in
Indonesia
than the other countries. In 2008, the
people
of Japan had a much higher
life
expectancy
which was close to 82
years
,
whereas
the
people
of
Indonesia
had the lowest
life
expectancy
rate of about 70
years
. The
life
expectancy
of
people
in Korea was higher by nearly 2
years
than that of the
people
in the USA with approximately 77
years
of
life
expectancy
. Between 1953 and 2008, the
life
expectancy
of
people
in
Indonesia
showed a remarkable increase of 15.7
years
,
while
a growth of 12.5
years
can be observed in Korea.
While
the USA saw the lowest rise in
life
expectancy
with 3
years
, it was a little greater in Japan than in the USA by 0.5
years
.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words life, expectancy, people, indonesia, years with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.

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  • life expectancy
  • trends
  • increase/decrease
  • significant
  • improvements
  • economic factors
  • lifestyle changes
  • healthcare
  • average
  • convergence
  • divergence
  • overall trend
  • future patterns
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