You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph illustrates the

proportion

of the population aged 65

years

and over in three different countries, including the

USA

,

Sweden

, and

Japan

from 1940 to 2040.

Overall

, it is evident that all

countries

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country's

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proportions increased significantly throughout the

years

, with

Japan

at the highest percentage and the

USA

the

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lowest.

Sweden

and

Japan

were relatively similar in values

at the end

of the time period. In 1940, the

USA

had the highest number of population in

this

proportion

, with just below 10%, followed by

Sweden

just

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over 5%. The lowest

proportion

that year was seen in

Japan

at approximately 5%. The

USA

and

Sweden

slightly began increasing the following year, but

Japan

began gradually decreasing. The

USA

reached a peak in 1980, contributing to around 15% of the population

proportion

next was

Sweden

just under 15% during the same period of time.

In contrast

,

Japan

began plateauing throughout the period from 1960 till the end of the

1980's

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1980s

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.

However

, it began increasing in the succeeding

years

, reaching well above 25% at the beginning of 2040.

Additionally

,

Sweden

and

Japan

continued to rise marginally in the following

years

.