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

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Childless women, aged 40-44	8% Ranked 14th.	18% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Contraception use among married women > Any method	54.8% Ranked 14th.	76.4% Ranked 4th. 39% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	54.8% Ranked 14th.	76.4% Ranked 4th. 39% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Condom	5.5% Ranked 12th.	11.8% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	5.5% Ranked 12th.	11.8% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	48.1% Ranked 13th.	70.4% Ranked 3rd. 46% more than India
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 6th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States	18 Ranked 37th.
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."	Generally 18, but varies by state. Most states allow minors to marry with judicial and/or parental consent. Main article: Age of marriage in United States of America
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than United States	18 Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 63th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Women	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than United States	2.8 Ranked 13th.
Women denied family planning	20.5% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States	8% Ranked 16th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	19.9 years Ranked 17th.	26.3 years Ranked 8th. 32% more than India
Years spent single before marriage > Males	24.9 years Ranked 15th.	28.6 years Ranked 8th. 15% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	48.1% Ranked 13th.	70.4% Ranked 3rd. 46% more than India

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