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. You should write at least 150 words. * GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods that are made and services that are provided in a country.

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.

You should write at least 150 words.

* GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods that are made and services that are provided in a country.
The bar chart here illustrates the portion of the Gross Domestic Product, spent towards
health
from 2002 to 2012 in
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intervals, by the European
contires
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countries
of Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland. To summarise, Switzerland,
besides
France, had the highest
health
expenditure in all three years, France spent
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in the year
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2007.
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the lowest was spent by Estonia in all three years. The countries which increased
health
spendings
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are
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Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Slovenia. Denmark was at above 8% in 2002,
2007
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and 2007
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and increased to 10% by 2012. Lithuania increased to 6%, Norway
upto
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up to
8%, Poland around 6% and Slovenia was more than 8% in 2012. The countries
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dropped their
health
expances
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expenses
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Luxembourg and
Netherlands
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the Netherlands
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. Luxembourg spent 8% in 2002 and 2007, but spent below 8% in 2012. Nether l
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Basic structure: Change the fourth paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words health with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 5 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
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