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The pie charts below show why patients visited a city hospital in 1995 and 2022.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
| Category | 1995 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Accidents | 30% | 22% |
| Heart disease | 20% | 24% |
| Infections | 28% | 12% |
| Cancer | 7% | 18% |
| Other | 15% | 24% |
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The pie charts compare the reasons why patients visited a city hospital in 1995 and 2022.
Overall, the pattern of hospital visits changed considerably. Accidents and infections became less common, while heart disease and, above all, cancer accounted for a larger proportion of patients.
In 1995 accidents were the most frequent reason, at 30%, followed by infections at 28% and heart disease at 20%. Cancer accounted for just 7% of visits, and other causes for 15%. By 2022 the order had changed. Accidents had dropped to 22% and infections had fallen sharply to only 12%, less than half of the 1995 figure.
Cancer showed the most notable increase. Its share climbed from 7% to 18%, more than double, so it was no longer one of the smallest categories. Heart disease also rose, from 20% to 24%, and became the joint largest reason, level with other causes, which had grown from 15% to 24%.
Taken together, accidents and infections accounted for 58% of visits in 1995 but only 34% in 2022.
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reason for visit | why people attend |
| infectious diseases | illnesses caused by germs |
| chronic illness | long-term disease |
| almost triple | rise to nearly three times |
| fall sharply | decrease quickly |
| be the leading cause | be the biggest reason |
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