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ed 19th August 2012 |
obviously one can not assume divorce rate somehow is parallel with how happy couples are in the relationships. for instance in sri lanka or india divorce rates are very low. but they also favor arranged marriages as well. the higher the divorce rate in country the more females are acknowledged there as humans and have more rights. because country like armenia for example has low divorce rates, but if you know many armenians you know that its almost impossible to get divorced for a woman due to family pressure and also men tend to cheat a lot on their wives. so divorce rates are really not the factor to decide whether couples are happier in one country or the other. |
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@dferreira 26th January 2012 |
The true story is divorce per 100 marriages here http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/peo_div_per_100_mar-people-divorces-per-100-marriages |
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S.M. 7th October 2011 |
As for Americans "being happier," one only has to look at the alarming statistics of how many Americans are taking anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication! |
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Morgan 30th September 2011 |
It appears to me that Americans are the happier lot. They divorce to end the pain and start life anew. In countries where divorce rate is low, PERHAPS, the suffer in silence and live miserable lives. |
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Mr. C 30th September 2011 |
"Much to do about nothing!" Relationships, Politics and Religion. The primary " If it doesn't concern you - butt out!" - aspects of life. When will we realize that we are given one life to live and we cannot handle that. Taking on the problems, or joys, of another person's life is pointless and demeans the value of your own. |
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Angel 30th September 2011 |
I don't really know who has the correct data and what to believe because there are big difference when you read other reports from various websites. One website says Russia is No. 1 and USA is only No. 5. Anyway, why do I care! In our country, divorce is illegal even though a lot of married couples were separated and are now living with somebody else. |
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Emily 26th September 2011 |
Wow we really "broke up" the competition :) |
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ME311 17th September 2011 |
@Barnabas Yohannes: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That was hilarious! Did she leave you with nothing? LOL |
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Randy 11th September 2011 |
Divorce is very hard on the entire family unit. Every family member pays the price in terms of learning from the role model of the adult parent i.e. sons / dads ... mothers / daughters and the worse of it ... learning how to love and receive love i.e girls nurtured by their dads. The family unit is vital for any nation and when the family unit is under attack everyone pays the price. It is vital that children have 2 parents participating in their individual lives, from both, an emotional and pyschological perspective. |
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wisewoman 9th September 2011 |
I am now an adult, but as a child from a divorced family, I can only say that it was the best thing to happen for myself and my siblings. Our home became peaceful, we knew what to expect when we came home from school, we could actually sleep at night and our mother was able to give us self-confidence, self-worth,and all the love we wanted. Even tho the divorce put us into total poverty, I thank her every day for the courage it took for her to do this for us! |
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Carlos 21st August 2011 |
Now now, Puerto rico is not a country, it is only a territory conquered/controlled/dominated by the US, therefore that percentage should go to the US. |
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Sue Muriuki 12th August 2011 |
Mary Njeri I read your comment I would like to meet with you regarding your thesis on divorce. I am very interested in knowing more are you able to contact me on ursulawambui@gmail.com |
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Barnabas Yohannes 1st August 2011 |
Women file for a divorce in order to take your house, your car, and your money. On the top of that, what they certainly want is to take custody of your children. The reason is not because they love the children more than their fathers. But in order to have a constant income from the fathers. Thus, men in the U.S. become slaves to the women. |
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Christina 30th July 2011 |
Where is Hungary?! Hungary has the highest divorce rate in Europe. Hungary`s divorce rate is 50%, that means that every second Hungarian couple divorce. |
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Mary+Njeri 12th July 2011 |
I have gone through theological education (Divinity) in St Paul University Kenya, and now am through though am not attached anywhere. I have done my theses on Divorce and am interested to work as moderator. Thanks if you will consider me. God bless |
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Mary Njeri 12th July 2011 |
Divorce is a horrible thing to many people and it makes people's life to be dragged backward instead of going forward. I think something should be done to the instution of marriages bearing in mind that it is the industry of human beings.There should be proper pre-marital counseling and post marital counseling.We should have as many marriage counselors as we have today in countries. Mary |
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Rev.JD.Jagathkumar 12th July 2011 |
Please reply to jdjagathkumar@gmail.com |
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Rev.JD.Jagathkumar 12th July 2011 |
When wealth exceeds people forget God and make friendship with the "DARK-WORLD" |
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Glyn Manning 7th July 2011 |
This is why I can’t be bothered with serious relationships because when you are faced with divorce statistics like this, I believe there is far too much to lose than gain in the future. Society is more selfish than ever before. |
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Emir 6th July 2011 |
Maldives has the highest divorce rate followed by Beluras. next comes United States. |
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Pr Sempebwa Godwin 21st June 2011 |
Divorce is quite at its highest level throughout the world. the best solution will be; to honor your spouse and to appreciate the positive qualities which one has. People who have grown up in divorced families have a very high probability of experiencing divorce in their own families. Some of what people call rights is disrights to real life. Let us go back to biblical principles and the Lord will help us. |
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Demisteve 14th March 2011 |
American women grow up in a bubble of entitlement, reinforced by romcoms and Disney and their unrealistic brand of love. They live in this sort of fantasy world where there is no such thing as compromise, and they are all stunningly attractive. The media makes women actually believe in a sort of Mr Right character who will do everything perfectly, and jump from relationship to relationship, marriage to marriage until nobody wants them anymore. Then they will shake their fists at the sky and wonder how it all went wrong. Don't get frustrated, women, I could write an equally long post about men. |
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You can retire now 6th November 2010 |
I agree that the USA has the highest divorce rate. I would also say Florida is # 1 for divorce. Each state has different laws and no-fault is a majority. Florida Judges have their own set of rules they go by & do not follow the state guide lines. It takes 2 people to agree to marry and 1 person to seek divorce. Cheating, adultery, marital law & common sense is not used in granting divorce or alimony. Fact a lot of men and women use marriage as a retirement incentive. People do marry for money and with no-fault law makes it easy. A young couple has no idea what marriage is about and will find out that the vows made on the day of marriage are not considered during divorce. A couple can get married in a church but a divorce is through the courts. (Why marry in church when there is no laws that can be used to protect the vows). Chance of a marriage lasting a life time has little hope. If a person made a plan for how to live their life. There are a lot of things to look at: Education is something that can never be taken away and is an asset. Working for an employer that provides a retirement. Marry someone wealthy. Marry into a wealthy family. Plan to get alimony as it is the best incentive to live a secure and happy life. This is a little known fact and what that means is to marry for money and live with a person that you love. A lot of women have filed for divorce and ask for alimony, then had a live in boyfriend for life (co-habitation). Mostly women go for the alimony and there are men that seek women to live off. If you do the math you can retire comfortable for life. A smart person will only marry with a prenuptial and not commingle assets. You can co-habitat and still be covered under the employed partners health insurance. File for Social Security Disability (benefits and early retirement). (Have you ever noticed the disability tags hang on a vehicle rear view mirror and watched a healthy person get out) Shop for the Doctor and Attorney that will get Social Security Disability. Attorney fee's are 40% of the lump sum for the past 2 years if he wins and nothing if he looses. Your monthly payments will be all yours. Anybody can get disability if they do it right. (Attorney William Turkist in Clearwater, FL.) He can help you find a Mental health doctor or find one yourself. |
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mohammed nafeez 4th July 2010 |
ever person should fear the god.allah says in quran men isthe garmentfor women.and women is the garment for men.we should respect each other |
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Gregg 27th June 2010 |
Some can forcefully argue that the divorce rate is also a function of the ease at which divorce can be executed. In that case, it is not surprising that the U.S. is #1. Of course, there is also the social stigma aspect of divorce which used to be (rightfully) very strong in the U.S. as well. Agree also that the rate of marriages has dropped in many countries (i.e. Europe), so it is not surprising that divorce rates also reflect that trend as well. To summarize, one has to know the story behind the data to fully understand the issue. |
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skybrainkhan 18th June 2010 |
In response t all: In American Society, people want only what is good for themselves, even if it's not the best for someone else. Impact of diverse in life is very bad from any aspects, No one wants to make his life in trouble or in tension, divorce also bring no hopes in life, common sad, to be quit and silent in life, out from the wedding and ceremony, facing problem to talk with some one in love or relationship and more... also family life, children and society (In response to Liseanaga and Edria Murray), first, we have to know the reasons: why divorce happen, we know USA has highest divorce rate in the world, Why? why not others? you know Muslim countries are the world lowest divorce rate. If compare to others non-Muslim countries, Muslim countries life style, food, economic, self freedom, tension and pressure around the world etc are the major problems for them, but include all these problems they are happy in their life, we cannot compare one Muslim country with non-Muslim country, we have to compare 10 to 20 Muslim countries with other one non-Muslim country, Americans have good life system in their life, from financially to self-freedom and facilities, form any way they deserve for good happy life, but they are going to destroy their happy life by themselves, why? I think there are two reasons: A: There Ethics, B: Sex, in daily life let me show you some result: 1.Overview The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. The Center for Disease control says that one-third of girls get pregnant before the age of 20. 750,000 teen pregnancies annually. Facts on Teen Pregnancy: • Teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of high school • Be and remain single parents • Score lower in math and reading into adolescence Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/12504-teen-pregnancy-rates-usa/#ixzz0rJsQYqnG ---------------------------------------------------------- 2.The National Crime Victimization Survey, based on projections from a national sample survey, says that at least 248,300 individuals were raped or sexually assaulted in 2007, up from 190,600 in 2005, the last year the survey was conducted. The study surveyed 73,600 individuals in 41,500 households. Among all violent crimes, domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault showed the largest increases. Except for simple assault, which increased by 3 percent, the incidence of every other crime surveyed decreased. The numbers in this survey show an alarmingly high rate of sexual violence in this country. This should serve as a wake-up call that more must be done to address the problem in the US. Read more: http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/12/18/us-soaring-rates-rape-and-violence-against-women ---------------------------------------------------------- 3. 2005 Forcible rape:93,934 Forcible rape rate:31.7 Read more: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_01.html ---------------------------------------------------------- 4. According to The State of Our Unions, 2005, marriages have declined 50% from 1970, because more people are choosing cohabitation Parents don't take the needs of their children into consideration over their own needs as often as they should. 40% of cohabitating couples bring children into the relationship, creating less stability for the children and teaching them that relationships don't require commitment. http://ezinearticles.com/?Divorce-in-America---Why?&id=149831 ---------------------------------------------------------- I alwyas living with elders, and want to learn more from them, Now I want to tell you soemthing truth: Don't bring sex in your life, sex has no value in any culture any society, if you not believe me ask those whom working in sex fields, If you say I love you, so give her prove, trust her, don;t act like animal to have sex with every one, tell him, you are now my all, you are and you will be. and more better to be an ethically, oral sex and others making tension in life, if you live bold it's sound good, but always living bold is very difficult, this why your partner feel that you are now simple for him/her. and after marriage accept her/him in any case, if you see problems better is that to solve it not to leave it. this problem will come again...so be like a human, love and love and love |
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Joe 12th February 2010 |
In the US after 10 years of marriage, sometimes even less, a women gets alimony forever. This is regardless of the reason. And there is no limit as to the amount she can receive. For-instance she could screw a man’s best friend in front of him, send him to jail, that is after he objects to his wife's infidelity, this is called spousal abuse. Then legally have him pay her for ever when she decides to divorce him, this is usually after ten years of marriage. He may even have pay child support for his new bastard child. Some guys realize she is just waiting for the ten year mark to cash in and divorce before she gets a permanent paycheck from him for doing nothing. But most guys are unaware of what awaits them and fall into this trap. Feminist have made it their mission to destroy the male headed family, that is patriarchy. This is one of the chief goals of feminism. Through taxation, the unauthorized transfer of wealth that gives all kinds of undue benefits to women. This is at the expense of men who are routinely demonized in America for being men. Men suffer under the unfair legal system currently in America. |
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Arvind Mehta 30th September 2009 |
Ian, I am totally convinced with your idea that we must take into consideration the percentage of divorce on total number of marriages but saying that countries who have more marriages have higher number of divorce rate....no no no...you will be surprised...i think countries who have more marriages, their people have more orientation towards having a family and surprisingly they have less number of divorce rate. Specially in under developed countries or developing countries, people have stronger family values than developed countries and they stick together for life. check this out: http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsWorld.shtml |
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badeth 16th September 2009 |
The divorce statistics clearly shows that divorce is rampant in many countries. Obviously, US got the highest divorce rate. With the rampant divorce trend, it’s quite rare to find couples who’ve reached the maturity of their marriages. It’s more likely possible to divorced couples who have had 3-4 years of marriage. Today, divorce is granted for about 60 days, and spouses can claim for mind-boggling spousal and child support. |
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badeth 16th September 2009 |
The divorce statistics clearly shows that divorce is rampant in many countries. Obviously, US got the highest divorce rate. With the rampant divorce trend, it’s quite rare to find couples who’ve reached the maturity of their marriages. It’s more likely possible to divorced couples who have had 3-4 years of marriage. Today, divorce is granted for about 60 days, and spouses can claim for mind-boggling spousal and child support. |
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berna 16th September 2009 |
According to divorce statistics, one out of five marriages lasts for 50 years and 50% of marriage ends in divorce. Obviously, US got the highest divorce rate. With the rampant divorce trend, it’s quite rare to find couples who’ve reached the maturity of their marriages. Today, divorce is granted for about 60 days, and spouses can claim for mind-boggling spousal and child support. |
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berna 12th September 2009 |
According to statistics, one out of five marriages lasts for 50 years and 50% of marriage ends in divorce. Obviously, US got the highest divorce rate. With the rampant divorce trend, it’s quite rare to find couples who’ve reached the maturity of their marriages. It’s more likely possible to divorced couples who have had 3-4 years of marriage. Today, divorce can be easily served for about 60 days, and spouses can claim for mind-boggling spousal and child support. The propensity of divorce comes from the change in gender roles. Today, most modern wives tend to work outside their homes compared to the traditional wives. Women who spend most their time for work and other outside activities commonly missed their “motherly” roles. Bad thing about it is that it brings deteriorating effect of divorce on children and contributes to the breakdown of families. |
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berna 12th September 2009 |
According to statistics, one out of five marriages lasts for 50 years and 50% of marriage ends in divorce. Obviously, US got the highest divorce rate. With the rampant divorce trend, it’s quite rare to find couples who’ve reached the maturity of their marriages. It’s more likely possible to divorced couples who have had 3-4 years of marriage. Today, divorce can be easily served for about 60 days, and spouses can claim for mind-boggling spousal and child support. The propensity of divorce comes from the change in gender roles. Today, most modern wives tend to work outside their homes compared to the traditional wives. Women who spend most their time for work and other outside activities commonly missed their “motherly” roles. Bad thing about it is that it brings serious ,a href=http://www.divorceguide.com/free-divorce-advice/children-and-divorce/what-effect-does-a-divorce-have-on-a-child.html>effect of divorce on children and contributes to the breakdown of families. |
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berna 12th September 2009 |
According to statistics, one out of five marriages lasts for 50 years. Obviously, US got the highest divorce rate. With the rampant divorce trend, it’s quite rare to find couples who’ve reached the maturity of their marriages. It’s more likely possible to divorced couples who have had 3-4 years of marriage. Today, divorce can be easily served for about 60 days, and spouses can claim for mind-boggling spousal and child support. The propensity of divorce comes from the change in gender roles. Today, most modern wives tend to work outside their homes compared to the traditional wives. Women who spend most their time for work and other outside activities commonly missed their “motherly” roles. bad thing about divorce is that it gives serious effects of divorce on children and causes the breakdon of family. |
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Al (Malaysia) 4th March 2009 |
i want to know the malaysia divorce rate |
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Crystal 13th May 2006 |
I am writing a paper for english and I need to know the divorce rate for the U.S. and also does anyone know where to find statistics on why people get divorcedand what it does to children? |
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Chuck 15th December 2005 |
i'm looking for divorce rates by us states and by sections of the country |
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micheal 3rd November 2005 |
i think these stats are of great help to me...thank you for providing it.... |
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jimmy 31st July 2005 |
im to wasted to care |
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Hazel 1st May 2005 |
Can I get information on the divorce rate in Jamica |
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Edria Murray Staff Editor 25th April 2005 |
In response to Missys: The divorce rate in Spain is 0.6 for every 1,000 people which amounts to 10.9% of all marriages ending in divorce. This rate is significantly lower than that of most other Western European countries. Factors which influence the divorce rate in Spain include:
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Edria Murray Staff Editor 13th April 2005 |
In response to Liseanaga: Divorce affects families and society in a number of ways. Every family and every divorce is different. The effects of divorce on children can range from mild to severe and from short-term to long-term. Effects of divorce on children and the family concerned include:
As families are part of society, anything which affects a significant proportion of families will also affect society as a whole. In addition to this, costs associated with the effects of divorce such as social security, legal assistance (for custody, property and child support issues) and additional childcare are subsidised by the tax-payers in most developed nations. |
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Ian Graham Staff Editor 27th February 2005 |
The divorce rate per 1000 people doesn’t tell the whole story about the prevalence of divorce in a country. Countries with more marriages will usually also have higher numbers of divorced people. To get an idea of how many marriages end in divorce, take a look at the number of divorces per 100 marriages, where Belgium tops the list at 59.8 divorces for every 100 marriages. Only six countries are in the top 20 of both divorces per 1000 people and divorces per 100 marriages. The United States and Russia are first and third, respectively, for divorce rates per 1000 people. But they are first and second in the number or marriages per 1000 people per year, and don’t appear in the top 20 of divorces per 1000 marriages. |
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