The chart below gives information about birth and death rates in Switzerland from 1970 to 2020 according to United Nations statistics. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below gives information about birth and death rates in Switzerland from 1970 to 2020 according to United Nations statistics.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The bar graphs depict
numbers
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of childbirth and passing away during 50 years of
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in Switzerland. The
data
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covers the
amount
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of the rates in
millions
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. By and large, the quantity of
the
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birth
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births
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increasing rapidly,
while
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the passing
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is noticeable
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noticeable
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that
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motionless.
According to
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the charts, the birth numbers
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rose dramatically during the
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period
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from
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1970 to 2020, the
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of births peaked
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in 2025 which
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up to 3
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millions baby
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million babies
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are
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born at that time.
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, 2015 as the second most childbirth up to a hefty 2.8
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millions
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, decreased slightly from 2025. Meanwhile, the
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surveyed
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showing
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the
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another trend. The death
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are
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stagnant
by
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the years, the
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has slightly different
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amount
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which counted only 1.5
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millions
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million
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per year for reached the peak.
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of the survey,
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data
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surprassed
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surprised
the
amount
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of childbirth.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words data, amount, millions with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • birth rate
  • death rate
  • fluctuation
  • demographic
  • peak
  • trough
  • trend
  • incremental
  • statistical
  • longitudinal
  • population growth
  • life expectancy
  • fertility rate
  • mortality rate
  • aging population
  • demographic shift
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