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

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STAT Sierra Leone United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 11%
Ranked 23th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 11%
Ranked 23th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone

Contraception use among married women > Condom 0.1%
Ranked 22nd.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 118 times more than Sierra Leone

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 0.1%
Ranked 22nd.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 118 times more than Sierra Leone

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 10%
Ranked 20th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sierra Leone

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 10%
Ranked 20th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sierra Leone

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 103th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 91st. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.9
Ranked 8th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Sierra Leone
Teen marriage rate > Women 30.9
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 27,602
Ranked 26th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Sierra Leone

Total divorces per thousand people 5.6
Ranked 2nd. 99% more than United States
2.81
Ranked 8th.

Women denied family planning 27.4%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States
8%
Ranked 16th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 19.8 years
Ranked 6th.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Sierra Leone
Years spent single before marriage > Males 27.6 years
Ranked 1st.
28.6 years
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Sierra Leone

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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