The graph below gives information about changes in the birth and death rates in New Zealand between 1901 and 2101. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph provides information about the difference between the

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and

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rates in New Zealand in the interval from 1901 to 2101.

Overall

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, whilst the two categories exhibited different trends over the given period, the

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trajectory fluctuated and declined,

whereas

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the

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line experienced an upward trend. As the graph illustrates, the

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rate

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began higher than the

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at almost 20,000, and it showed an unstable and sharp growth to around 65,000 in 1961.

Thereafter

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, it fluctuated until 2061 at nearly 48,000,

then

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went down steadily to roughly 42,000.

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rates witnessed a lot of fluctuations during the period from 1901 to 2012. On the other handm

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was considered far less than the

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till 2014; it

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commenced at around 9,000, followed by an oscillating and cumulative increase within one decade at nearly 25,000. In the following time, the

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picked up systematically to marginally under 60,000 by 2061, and it surpassed the

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at 2041; later, it fell to 65,000.