The charts below avarege age of men and women retired from work in 7 countries in 2004 and 2008.

The bar charts illustrate the data about the
retirement
age
of males and
females
from work in 7 different countries between 2004 and 2008.
Overall
, it can be seen that the figures for
retirement
in all of the countries had a number of
females
higher than males with the exception of
females
in Italy in 2004.
In addition
, the database of men in Italy between 2004 and 2008 was the same data. Looking at the bar chart, in Germany and Denmark, it had the same distance between the figures for
retirement
in males from 2004 to 2008 with 60 and 61, 59 and 60
ages
respectively.
Moreover
, in France, Sweden and the UK, it
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retired over a period of 4 years starting from 2004 with 58.5 and 59, 63 and 63.5, 61 and 61.7
ages
specifically. The Netherlands was the country where men were retired at 62
ages
in 2004 and 62.2
ages
in 2008.
Finally
, in Italy, the
retirement
in men from 2004 to 2008 was the same with 58
ages
.
In addition
, the average
retirement
age
of
females
in 2004 was lower than nearly 1
age
in 2008. Netherlands, Sweden and the UK had the average
retirement
age
over 60 with nearly 61 and 62, 62 and 63 and 60 and 61 respectively. Germany, Denmark and France had a median of retired women
age
was less than 60 with 59 and 60, 58 and approximately 59, nearly 58 and exactly 58. Especially, in Italy, women retired at the
age
of nearly 57 in 2004, but in 2008 it was just 56 years old.
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Try to clearly distinguish between the descriptions of 2004 and 2008 data for better clarity, and ensure smooth transitions between them.
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Ensure that your data descriptions are easily understandable and grouped logically.
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Strong attempt to include specific data and statistics, which enhances credibility.
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Good effort in covering all countries mentioned in the charts.
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Provided data in a fairly structured manner, aiding reader comprehension.

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