The chart below shows the percentage of total US population aged 65 and over between 1900 and 2000. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart represents the proportion of Americans aged more than 65 years old from 1900 and 2000. In 1900, there was 4% elderly from the total population. They were categorized into three groups and each had a different percentage contributing to the 4%. People between the ages of 65 to 74 had a
rate
of 2.9, 75 to 84 had a
rate
of 1, and 85+ elderly had a
rate
of 0.2.
This
number gradually increased every year until 1990. In 2000, there was a slight decrease in the proportion of elderly aged between 65 to 74.
This
indicated that there was a decrease in the total number of elderly by 1%. People aged 65 to 74 had a
rate
of 6.5, which was lower by 0.8 compared to a decade before.
In contrast
, elderly aged between 75 to 84, had a rise of 0.4% and people older than 85
also
had an increase of 0.3%.
To sum up
, the total number of elderly in the US has been gradually increasing for a century.
However
, there was a change in proportion in 2000.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words rate with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gradually" was used 2 times.
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