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

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STAT	Canada	Yemen	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	16% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Yemen	4% Ranked 4th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method	74% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Yemen	27.7% Ranked 39th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	74% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Yemen	27.7% Ranked 39th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	15% Ranked 7th. 38 times more than Yemen	0.4% Ranked 49th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	15% Ranked 7th. 38 times more than Yemen	0.4% Ranked 49th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	72% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Yemen	19.2% Ranked 33th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	72% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Yemen	19.2% Ranked 33th.
Marriageable age > Notes	Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent.	In practice, "Yemeni law allows girls of any age to wed, but it forbids sex with them until the indefinite time they are 'suitable for sexual intercourse'." Following the widely publicised divorce of a 10 year-old girl in 2008, and a 6 year old married, there have been public and parliamentary efforts to raise the age to 17 or 18.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 136th. 20% more than Yemen	15 Ranked 1st.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 122nd. 20% more than Yemen	15 Ranked 1st.
Teen marriage rate > Men	1.3 Ranked 8th.	3.1 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Canada
Teen marriage rate > Women	3.1 Ranked 11th.	17.2 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Canada
Years spent single before marriage > Females	26.8 years Ranked 5th. 29% more than Yemen	20.7 years Ranked 4th.

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