Task 1 (Graph) - The bar chart gives us the information about the life expectancy in Japan, Korea, United States 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.

 

Increases in life expectancy between 1953 and 2008
Japan	+3.5
Korea	+12.5
United States	+3
Indonesia	+15.7

 

The bar chart compares the life expectancy of people in four countries in 2008 and the table provides information about the life expectancy change between 1958 and 2008 in these four countries.

Overall, the life expectancy was the highest in Japan and lowest was in Indonesia. Increase in life expectancy was greater in Indonesia than the other countries.

In 2008, the people of Japan had much higher life expectancy which was close to 82 years, whereas  the people of Indonesia had the lowest life expectancy rate of about 70 years. The life expectancy of people in Korea was more by nearly 2 years than that of the people in USA with approximately 77 years of life expectancy.

Between 1953 and 2008, the life expectancy of people in Indonesia showed a remarkable increase of 15.7 years, while a growth of 12.5 years can be observed in Korea.  While USA saw the lowest rise in life expectancy with 3 years, it was a little greater in Japan than in USA by 0.5 years.