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The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

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The graph demonstrates the percentage of those aged 65 and above in the populations of three countries from 1940 with projections to 2040.

Overall, the graph indicates that while in 1940 the USA and Japan had the highest and lowest proportions of elderly citizens (65+) respectively, these positions are expected to switch by 2040.

Considering the past, the proportion of the elderly in the USA was around 9% in 1940, 2% more than in Sweden and 4% more than in Japan. The elderly populations of the USA and Sweden grew along similar trajectories until about 1992, after which Sweden’s jumped to 20%, whereas the USA’s flat-

tened out around 14%. In contrast, Japan’s rate fell to 3% in 1960, and only after 1985 did it rise to today’s 7%.

Looking forward, after dipping briefly, Sweden’s elderly contingent will report- edly rise to account for a quarter of its population in 2040, and the USA’s is forecast to climb to 23%. Meanwhile, in Japan, this contingent is predicted to skyrocket to make up 27% of the population in 2040.

The chart below compares how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants in 2005 and 2015 and provides projections for 2025.

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The chart reveals the frequency with which those in the USA dined at fast food outlets in 2005 and 2015 and presents forecasts for 2025.

In general, the chart indicates that a once-weekly visit to fast food restaurants was the most common choice of people in the USA in 2005 and 2015, but by 2025 this will reportedly have become once or twice a month.

In 2005 and 2015, fewer than 5% of people ate at fast food restaurants on a daily basis, making this the least typical frequency. In contrast, the already high popularity of weekly visits to these restaurants grew by 2% over the decade to become the preference of a third of people in 2015.

In 2025, the figures are projected to be identical to the previous decade for dining at fast food outlets daily, a few times a year, and never, which were the

choices of 3%, 15% and 4% of people respectively. Conversely, the propor- tion of those visiting weekly is expected to fall to 28%, whereas the percent- age of monthly diners is forecast to rise to 33%.