People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Philippines & South Africa

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STAT	Philippines	South Africa	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	48.9% Ranked 13th.	59.9% Ranked 11th. 22% more than Philippines
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	48.9% Ranked 13th.	59.9% Ranked 11th. 22% more than Philippines
Contraception use among married women > Condom	1.2% Ranked 17th.	4.6% Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Philippines
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	1.2% Ranked 17th.	4.6% Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Philippines
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 15th. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 25th. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes	url= http://www.chanrobles.com/executiveorderno209.htm |title=Family Code of the Philippines |publisher=Gov.ph |date= |accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref> On the other hand, Muslim marriages in the Philippines is based on the sharia : 15 years for males and as for females, the onset of puberty to age 15, whichever comes first.	For a marriage under the Marriage Act, 1961 , parental consent is required for the marriage of a party under the age of majority , which was formerly 21 but is now 18. The special consent of the Minister of Home Affairs is also required for the marriage of a girl under the age of 15 or a boy under the age of 18.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	18	15
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 16th. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 7th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	21 Ranked 14th. The same as South Africa	21 Ranked 8th.
Teen marriage rate > Men	1.7 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Africa	0.7 Ranked 13th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	5.3 Ranked 21st. 56% more than South Africa	3.4 Ranked 13th.
Women denied family planning	22% Ranked 3rd. 59% more than South Africa	13.8% Ranked 9th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	24.1 years Ranked 4th.	27.9 years Ranked 4th. 16% more than Philippines
Years spent single before marriage > Males	26.6 years Ranked 4th.	30.3 years Ranked 4th. 14% more than Philippines
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	36.3% Ranked 11th.	59.8% Ranked 8th. 65% more than Philippines
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	21 Ranked 19th. The same as South Africa	21 Ranked 11th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 5th. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 67th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	36.3% Ranked 11th.	59.8% Ranked 8th. 65% more than Philippines

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