The bar chart below shows current health expenditure totals as percentages of GDP* for various European countries for the years 2002, 2007 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The bar chart below shows current health expenditure totals as percentages of GDP* for various European countries for the years 2002, 2007 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
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The graph compares the percentage of gross domestic product of European health expenditure for 12 different countries, which are Belgium, Denmark,
Estonia
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, France, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and
Switzerland
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for 3
years
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, 2002, 2007 and 2012.
Overall
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, it is shown that
Switzerland
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had the highest percentages for all
years
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while
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Estonia
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had the lowest.
In addition
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, we can observe significant fluctuation between the
years
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for both France and
Netherlands
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the Netherlands
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. To start with, in 2002,
Switzerland
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showed the highest percentage at 11% approximately
while
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Estonia
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had the lowest at 3%.
Moreover
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, in 2007, 2 countries, France and
Switzerland
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peaked at 11% for that year.
On the other hand
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,
Estonia
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had the lowest figure which was 3% that year as in 2002.
Finally
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, in 2012, we can see that again
Switzerland
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had the highest percentage which reached 11% and
Estonia
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the lowest at 3% as it occurred in the other
years
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Conclusion: The conclusion is too long.
Vocabulary: Replace the words estonia, switzerland, years with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 4 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
  • expenditure
  • percentage
  • trend
  • increase
  • decrease
  • comparison
  • notable
  • pattern
  • exceptional
  • deviation
  • neighbouring countries
  • economic policies
  • public health
  • data analysis
  • statistical comparison
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