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

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STAT	India	Sudan	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	8% Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Sudan	4% Ranked 2nd.
Marriageable age > Notes	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."	With requirement for willing consent of both parties.
Teen marriage rate > Women	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Sudan	24.2 Ranked 5th.
Women denied family planning	20.5% Ranked 4th.	28.9% Ranked 3rd. 41% more than India
Years spent single before marriage > Females	19.9 years Ranked 17th.	22.7 years Ranked 2nd. 14% more than India
Years spent single before marriage > Males	24.9 years Ranked 15th.	29.1 years Ranked 1st. 17% more than India

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