The line graph illustrates the total number of births and deaths recorded in a European country over a century-long period from 1950 to 2050.
What is the most striking when looking at the data is that both figures showed the distinctive pattern. While the figure for birth rate experienced some fluctations, that of death rate remained stable for the most of the period.
Regarding the birth rate, in 1950, approximately 970,000 births were recorded; which was noticeably higher than that of death rate, at around 900,000. This figure continued to rise significantly and peaked at 1,115,000 in 1970, before decreasing dramatically to around 700,000 in the next 2 decades. However, the figure eventually rebounded to 900,000 in 2010 then remained stable at this level until the end of the period.
In terms of death rate, this figure stood at around 900,000 in 1950. Unlike the figure for birth rate, death rate showed little variation over the eight decades. This figure remained stable between 880,000 and 900,000 from 1950 to 2030. However, this figure may witness a significant raise to around 1,000,000 at the end of the period.
