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.
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The bar chart shown depicts the current health
expenditure
totals as rates of GDP for several nations within Europe for 2002, 2007 and 2012.
Overall
, in most of the
countries
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the money invested
on
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health remained steady during those three years. It is
also
clear that the biggest
expenditure
took place in Switzerland
whereas
the lowest was in Estonia. There were four regions which increased their investment
on
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gross domestic products.
This
happened in Denmark, Lithuania, Norway and Slovenia.
Conversely
in Luxembourg and
Netherlands
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the total rate of GDP diminished. It is interesting to note that France was the only
county
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country
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which experienced a fluctuation with an increase
of
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expenditure
in 2007 followed by a drop in 2012.
Finally
, there was a remarkable disparity between the
whealtiest
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wealthiest
nations
such
as Switzerland and Belgium and the poorest like Estonia.
This
is illustrated by an
expenditure
above ten
percent
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in the richer countries compared to a figure slightly above two
percent
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per cent
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in the poorer.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words expenditure with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Health expenditure
  • GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
  • Percentage increase/decrease
  • Trend
  • Stability
  • Fluctuation
  • Economic factors
  • Healthcare priorities
  • Public spending
  • Comparative analysis
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