The bar chart shows the divorce rates in two European countries from 2011 to 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The bar chart shows the divorce rates in two European countries from 2011 to 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make

comparisons where relevant
The bar chart delineates the rates of divorce in Finland and Sweden from 2011 to 2015.
Overall
, people in Sweden tended to get divorced more than in Finland.
In contrast
,
this
trend changed in 2015.
To begin
with, around 45% of Swedish people divorced in 2011. A
year
later, it witnessed a slight increase to peak at almost 50%.
However
, it started a decreasing trend
year
by
year
in 2013
as well as
2014 to reach back at 45% again.
Moreover
, in 2015,
this
rate dipped sharply and reached under 40%.
Nevertheless
, the trend in Finland is the opposite of the other countries, indicating an obvious willingness for loneliness. it accounted for around 37% in 2011 and fell slightly over 30% in 2012. In the following
year
, it experienced an increase to stand at almost 40%, kept rising to level off at just over 40% in 2014, and remained unchanged in 2015.
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Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.

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  • divorce rates
  • fluctuate
  • increase
  • decrease
  • peak
  • trough
  • trend
  • notable
  • significant
  • substantial
  • higher
  • lower
  • comparison
  • consistent
  • vary
  • percent
  • overall
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