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Retrieval Charts

Retrieval charts are a convenient way of showing and comparing statistical information. A database printout is a
form of retrieval chart.

The chart below shows comparative demographic data for a range of countries. It might be used to support an opinion relating to health issues.

 

Country
Population (millions)
Male/
female
life expectancy
Persons
per doctor
Access to fresh
water
%
Infant mortality
per 1000 births
 Australia 17.8 74/81 487 100 7
 Bangladesh 122.2 55/56 5821 41 109
 Chile 13.7 71/76 937 94 16
 China 1177.5 67/69 651 65 52
 Ethiopia 53.2 51/54 42932 6 109
 Ghana 16.6 53/57 26591 50 85
 India 903 58/59 2474 58 81
 Japan 124.7 76/82 589 100 4
 Sweden 8.7 75/81 400 100 6

 USA

258 72/79 420 100 8

 

 

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