People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Canada & Paraguay

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STAT	Canada	Paraguay	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	16% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Paraguay	5% Ranked 6th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method	74% Ranked 9th.	79.4% Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	74% Ranked 9th.	79.4% Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Condom	15% Ranked 7th. 14% more than Paraguay	13.2% Ranked 4th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	15% Ranked 7th. 14% more than Paraguay	13.2% Ranked 4th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	72% Ranked 5th. 3% more than Paraguay	70.1% Ranked 5th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 20th. 29% more than Paraguay	14 Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 20th. 13% more than Paraguay	16 Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Notes	Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent.	Article 39, clause "b", of the Paraguayan Civil Code reads: \u201cThe legal incapacity of minors will cease: ...(b) for gentlemen of 16 and for women of 14 years completed, through marriage, with the limitations established in this Code\u201d .
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16	16
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	16 Ranked 73th. The same as Paraguay	16 Ranked 3rd.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 122nd.	20 Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Canada
Teen marriage rate > Women	3.1 Ranked 11th.	13.2 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Canada
Years spent single before marriage > Females	26.8 years Ranked 5th. 25% more than Paraguay	21.5 years Ranked 5th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	29.6 years Ranked 4th. 15% more than Paraguay	25.8 years Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 136th.	20 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Canada
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16 Ranked 64th. The same as Paraguay	16 Ranked 2nd.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	72% Ranked 5th. 3% more than Paraguay	70.1% Ranked 5th.

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