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 illustrates the total percentages of Gross domestic product for different European countries in three periods of time. In general, some countries had some increase in products and others
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. Denmark, Lithuania,Norway and Slovenia
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the same amount of
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increase with 1
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higher in 2012
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to 2002 and 2007. France showed a fluctuation in its
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proportion
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which rose in 2007 to reach 11% and
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dropped to
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9% in 2012.
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Netherland
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showed a steady amount of decrease through the years with
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per cent decline in each period. Estonia seems to be the lowest country in Europe for providing gross domestic product with only 3%
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France presents the highest percentage in
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year in 2007 with 11 per cent.
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, Belgium , Estonia,
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Switzerland
and Spain remained steady in proportions through all three periods with Belgium still the highest among these countries.
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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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