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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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This
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 graph shows the born and
death
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number
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numbers
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 in Switzerland between 1970 and 2020 based on United Nations data.
Overall
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,
birth
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 in
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the swiss
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swiss
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Swiss
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 rose significantly, especially in 1990-2000;
while
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death
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the death
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 rate seems
fluctuated
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to fluctuate
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 over the period. In the beginning, the rates between
birth
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 and dates
does
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are
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 not quite different, but
in
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at
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 the end of
time
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the time
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 period, they
has
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 a great gap. In 1970-1980,
born
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the birth
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 proportion
in
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of
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swiss
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Swiss
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 remained stable
on
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at
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 1
million
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. Despite
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, the trend
have
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has
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 increased
approximately
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by approximately
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 1
million
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 starting from 1990,
that
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and
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reached
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reaching
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 over 2.5
million
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 new
baby
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babies
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 in 2000.
Moreover
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,
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birth
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the birth
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 rate
steady
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steadily
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increase
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increases
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around
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to around
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 250
million
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 per 10 years. 2020 as a final result, they have over 3
million
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birth
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 amount across the country. An
increased
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of
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in
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death
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the death
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 rate
happened
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apply
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started from 1970 to 1990,
that
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apply
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started from 1
million
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 and reached 1.5
million
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 in 1990.
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, people
died
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who died
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 in 2000 have a decline number than before, more or less 400
million
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. The
death
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 trend
was
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fell slightly in 2010,
also
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 2020,
that reached
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reaching
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 1
million
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 and about 800
million
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, respectively.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words death, birth, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 3 times.
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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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