The line graph illustrates changes in the proportions of three selected demographic trends in Scotland over a period of 80 years from 1940 to 2020. The three categories of demographics consist of
Birth
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Rate
, Population Growth Use synonyms
Rate
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Death
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Rate
. Looking at the Use synonyms
overall
perspective, it is readily apparent that there was a considerable fluctuation in its rates during the given time period.
Starting with the Linking Words
Birth
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rate
, whose figure stood at just 2.5% in 1940, witnessed a substantial decline in its Use synonyms
rate
to approximately 0.5% in 2020. In 1945, each sector, apart from the Use synonyms
Death
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rate
, had a significant rise in its population Use synonyms
rate
for the 5-year timescale. Use synonyms
In addition
, the population growth Linking Words
rate
increased to 1.5% in 1955 and gradually dropped to 0% until about 2003.
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Death
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rate
experienced a drastic decrease in the years between 1940 and 1955 to reach a plateau of about 0.7% in 1960 with the trend set to continue until by 2010. Between 2010 and 2020, the Use synonyms
birth
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rate
decreased and the Use synonyms
death
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rate
increased, and in 2020, the Use synonyms
death
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rate
eventually exceeded the Use synonyms
birth
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rate
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