People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Australia & Iraq

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STAT	Australia	Iraq	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	72.3% Ranked 11th. 38% more than Iraq	52.5% Ranked 8th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	72.3% Ranked 11th. 38% more than Iraq	52.5% Ranked 8th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	14.6% Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Iraq	1.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	14.6% Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Iraq	1.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	68.1% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Iraq	33.6% Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 37th. The same as Iraq	18 Ranked 12th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 38th. The same as Iraq	18 Ranked 20th.
Marriageable age > Notes	16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances).	15 with judicial permission if fitness, physical capacity and guardian's consent (or unreasonable objection on part of guardian) are established. (These rules may have been revised after Saddam Hussein 's fall.)
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16	15
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16 Ranked 49th. 7% more than Iraq	15 Ranked 65th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 106th. The same as Iraq	18 Ranked 44th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 94th. The same as Iraq	18 Ranked 37th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.8 Ranked 15th.	19.4 Ranked 8th. 24 times more than Australia
Years spent single before marriage > Females	28.7 years Ranked 4th. 29% more than Iraq	22.3 years Ranked 2nd.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	30.9 years Ranked 4th. 17% more than Iraq	26.3 years Ranked 1st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	68.1% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Iraq	33.6% Ranked 13th.

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