People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Afghanistan & India

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STAT	Afghanistan	India	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	21.8% Ranked 18th.	54.8% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	21.8% Ranked 18th.	54.8% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Contraception use among married women > Condom	1.7% Ranked 18th.	5.5% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	1.7% Ranked 18th.	5.5% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	16.3% Ranked 17th.	48.1% Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	16.3% Ranked 17th.	48.1% Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Afghanistan
Marriageable age > Females	16 Ranked 27th.	18 Ranked 6th. 13% more than Afghanistan
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 13th.	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Afghanistan
Marriageable age > Notes	In some cases, even younger girls are forced to marry at the age of 8.	url= http://india.gov.in/howdo/howdoi.php?service=3 |title=Obtain Marriage Certificate - How do I: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> If any partner(s) engages in marriage at a younger age, (s)he can ask for the marriage to be declared void. A recent recommendation by the Law Commission aims to equalize the marriage age for males and females to 18. Official policy automatically declares marriages under 16 as "null and void", while marriages at the age of 16 or 17 are "voidable". In 2012, high court has declared that Muslim women can marry at 15. Additionally, the report declares that "In spite of these legal provisions, child marriage is still widely practiced and a marriage solemnized in contravention of these provisions is not void even under the new PCMA, 1929, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and also under the Muslim Law."
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 126th.	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Afghanistan
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	16 Ranked 139th.	18 Ranked 63th. 13% more than Afghanistan
Teen marriage rate > Women	17.3 Ranked 9th.	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Afghanistan

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