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

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STAT	Paraguay	United States	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	5% Ranked 6th.	18% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Paraguay
Contraception use among married women > Any method	79.4% Ranked 3rd. 4% more than United States	76.4% Ranked 4th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	79.4% Ranked 3rd. 4% more than United States	76.4% Ranked 4th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	13.2% Ranked 4th. 12% more than United States	11.8% Ranked 5th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	13.2% Ranked 4th. 12% more than United States	11.8% Ranked 5th.
Marriageable age > Females	14 Ranked 8th.	18 Ranked 36th. 29% more than Paraguay
Marriageable age > Males	16 Ranked 8th.	18 Ranked 37th. 13% more than Paraguay
Marriageable age > Notes	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 .	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	16	13
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	16 Ranked 3rd. 14% more than United States	14 Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	20 Ranked 2nd. 11% more than United States	18 Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Women	13.2 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than United States	2.8 Ranked 13th.
Women denied family planning	4.7% Ranked 12th.	8% Ranked 16th. 70% more than Paraguay
Years spent single before marriage > Females	21.5 years Ranked 5th.	26.3 years Ranked 8th. 22% more than Paraguay
Years spent single before marriage > Males	25.8 years Ranked 4th.	28.6 years Ranked 8th. 11% more than Paraguay
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	70.1% Ranked 5th.	70.4% Ranked 3rd. About the same as Paraguay
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	20 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than United States	18 Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16 Ranked 2nd. 23% more than United States	13 Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	70.1% Ranked 5th.	70.4% Ranked 3rd. About the same as Paraguay

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