You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The bar chart gives us the information about the life expectancy in Japan, United States, Korea and Indonesia and the table shows us the change in the life expectancy between 1953 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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Model Answer

The bar chart displays the life expectancy in 2008 in four different countries and the table shows the growth in life expectancy between 1953 and 2008.

In 2008, the life expectancy of Japan was the highest at 81.7 years, far exceeding that of Indonesia, where life expectancy was the lowest at only 70.3 years. The USA and Korea were in the middle with life expectancy of 79 and 77 years respectively.

The table shows that Indonesia had the maximum surge in life expectancy, which grew by 15.7 years. Korea, too had an increase of 12.5 years. The USA and Japan saw a rise in life expectancy of 3 and 3.5 years respectively. This depicts that in 1953, the life expectancy in the US was more that that of Korea.

Overall, the life expectancy in Japan was the highest in 1953 and 2008, whereas Indonesia had the lowest life expectancy in both 1953 and 2008, even though the escalation was the highest.