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

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STAT	Iraq	United States	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	5% Ranked 4th.	18% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Iraq
Contraception use among married women > Any method	52.5% Ranked 8th.	76.4% Ranked 4th. 46% more than Iraq
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	52.5% Ranked 8th.	76.4% Ranked 4th. 46% more than Iraq
Contraception use among married women > Condom	1.8% Ranked 14th.	11.8% Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Iraq
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	1.8% Ranked 14th.	11.8% Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Iraq
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	33.6% Ranked 13th.	70.4% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Iraq
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 12th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 20th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes	15 with judicial permission if fitness, physical capacity and guardian's consent (or unreasonable objection on part of guardian) are established. (These rules may have been revised after Saddam Hussein 's fall.)	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 legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	15	13
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 37th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Women	19.4 Ranked 8th. 7 times more than United States	2.8 Ranked 13th.
Women denied family planning	8% Ranked 17th. The same as United States	8% Ranked 16th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	22.3 years Ranked 2nd.	26.3 years Ranked 8th. 18% more than Iraq
Years spent single before marriage > Males	26.3 years Ranked 1st.	28.6 years Ranked 8th. 9% more than Iraq
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 44th. The same as United States	18 Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	15 Ranked 65th. 15% more than United States	13 Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	33.6% Ranked 13th.	70.4% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Iraq

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