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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 * 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 * 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 graph illustrates the total expenses several European
countries
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invest
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invested
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 in their health industry in the years 2002, 2007, and 2012, measured as
precentages
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percentages
percentage
 of their GDP. Other than Belgium, Spain, Estonia and Switzerland, all
countries
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 experienced fluctuations during the given time period. Most of them presented
a
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an
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 increase in
the
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apply
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expenses during the
10-years
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10-year
 period,
such
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 as
Slovania
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Slovenia
, Norway and Lithuania,
who
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which
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 have experienced a 1% rise.
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, there are
countries
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who
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that
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 have not
spend
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spent
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 as much in 2012 compared to 2007, namely France, with a 2% decrease during
this
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 5-year span. Apart from comparing data of individual
countries
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 over the 2002-2012 years, there are differences between several
countries
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' expenditure on health. The largest gap is between Estonia and Switzerland, having 8% of their GDP separating them.
Overall
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, the presented graph shows fluctuations in most of the
countries
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, having only a few that remain stable throughout. Generally, there are no great differences between the investments of a country over the years,
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however
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 when comparing data from two
countries
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, there is usually a significant change.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words countries with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "presented" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "differences" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fluctuations" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • - Current health expenditure: The amount of money spent on healthcare services and products at present.
  • - Percentage of GDP: The proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (the total value of goods and services produced in a country) allocated to health expenditure.
  • - Main features: The most important characteristics or aspects.
  • - Overall: In general; considering everything.
  • - Surpassed: Exceeded; went beyond.
  • - Decline: A decrease or reduction.
  • - Fluctuation: An irregular rise and fall; variation.
  • - Comparisons: The act of examining similarities and differences between two or more things.
  • - Largest increase: The greatest growth or rise.
  • - Most fluctuation: The highest degree of variation or instability.
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