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.
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The bar chart illustrates the percentage of
divorce
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in
Finland
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and Sweden from 2011 to 2015.
Overall
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,
divorce
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rates
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were higher in Sweden than those in
Finland
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most of the time.
Nevertheless
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,
at the end
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of the given period, those
rates
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were higher in
Finland
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. In 2011, the percentage of
divorce
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in
Finland
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was at 38%.
Subsequently
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, the
divorce
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rate in
Finland
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dropped to almost 30%, before rising up again to nearly 40% in 2013. These
rates
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gradually increased and remained relatively constant at 41% by the end of the period.
Furthermore
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, the
divorce
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rate in Sweden started at approximately 45% in 2011 and increased significantly in 2012 to reach its peak at around 50%.
However
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, these
rates
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later experienced a constant drop from 46% in 2013 to 42% in 2014, before reaching the rate of 38%
at the end
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of the period, which was 3% below those in
Finland
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.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "at the end".
Vocabulary: Replace the words divorce, finland, rates with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • divorce rates
  • fluctuate
  • increase
  • decrease
  • peak
  • trough
  • trend
  • notable
  • significant
  • substantial
  • higher
  • lower
  • comparison
  • consistent
  • vary
  • percent
  • overall
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