BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 7th November

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IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1

The table below gives information related to population growth, average birth per woman, life expectancy at birth in countries with different income levels in 2000 and 2004. Summarise the information making comparisons where relevant.

SAMPLE ANSWER

The table compares demographic indicators across high, middle, and low-income nations in 2002 and 2004.

Overall, lower-income countries experienced higher population growth and birth rates, while wealthier nations enjoyed significantly longer life expectancy. These disparities persisted throughout the period, though some convergence occurred.

Regarding population growth, low-income countries saw the highest rates at 2.0% in 2002, declining marginally to 1.8% by 2004. Middle-income nations maintained stable growth near 0.9%, whilst high-income countries recorded the lowest expansion, dropping from 0.8% to 0.7%.

Birth rates followed a similar pattern. Women in low-income countries averaged 3.9 births in 2002, falling to 3.7 in 2004—considerably higher than middle-income nations (2.2 and 2.1, respectively) and high-income countries, which remained constant at 1.7.

Conversely, life expectancy strongly correlated with income levels. High-income countries led with 78.0 years in 2002, rising to 78.7, while middle-income nations increased from 69.1 to 70.0 years. Low-income countries lagged substantially at 58.1 years, improving only slightly to 58.8 by 2004.

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