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

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STAT	Brazil	India	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	10% Ranked 9th. 25% more than India	8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method	80.3% Ranked 4th. 47% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	80.3% Ranked 4th. 47% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	12.2% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	12.2% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	77.1% Ranked 4th. 60% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 5th. The same as India	18 Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 5th.	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Brazil
Marriageable age > Notes	16 with parental or guardian consent. The marriage of someone who is under 16 years can also be authorized, but only in cases of pregnancy, or to avoid the imposition of a criminal penalty (statutory rape).	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 50th.	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Brazil
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 43th. The same as India	18 Ranked 63th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	4.2 Ranked 20th.	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Brazil
Women denied family planning	6% Ranked 12th.	20.5% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Years spent single before marriage > Females	23.4 years Ranked 9th. 18% more than India	19.9 years Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	25.4 years Ranked 15th. 2% more than India	24.9 years Ranked 15th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	77.1% Ranked 4th. 60% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.

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