The presented line graph provides information on birth trend changes of UK women by 6 various age groups during a 35-year period starting from 1973.
It is clear from the graph that there was the lowest growth in the birth rate of women aged 40, while the group of 25-29 age witnessed a contrasting trend. In addition, the figure of birth recorded among women in the 30-35 and 35-39 year demonstrated a slight increase during the period, while other groups showed downward trends in the birth rate.
In the initial year, 1973, the birth rate of women in the 25-29 group reported the highest birth rate at 140, but later fluctuated and suddenly dropped to 120 in the year 2008. Additionally, the 20-25-year-old group ranked second although there was a remarkable decline from above 120 to a projected 90 in 2008. The birth rate for women aged 30-35 came third, witnessing a slight rise from 75 to 82.
The UK birth rate of people aged 40 and over hit the lowest point of nearly 20 throughout the year and experienced a minor decrease to 15 births per 1000 people by 2008. In contrast, women who fell into the 35 to 39 age group showed a noticeable upward trend to 62 after 1993 before remaining at a similar level before 1988.