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INFORMATION AND STATISTICS

 

Age at marriage for those who divorce in America

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Divorcestatistics.org)

Divorce statistics in America for marriage

 

 

 

 

 

(Divorcestatistics.org)

Other stats related to divorce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Divorcestatistics.org)

 

• The number of households headed by single mothers has risen from 3 million in 1970 to 10 million in 2000. (Steiner, 134)

• 40% of divorced mothers end up in poverty. (Steiner, 134)

• Divorced childless women have a median net worth of $49,000, while divorced women with children have a median net worth of only $10,000. (Steiner, 135)

•According to the 2004 US Census Bureau data, family strains, which account for 18 per cent of the divorce.

• Emotional and physical abuse account for 17 per cent of the divorces. (US Census Bureau)

• Mid-life crisis accounts for 13 per cent of the divorces. (US Census Bureau)

•Addictions to alcoholism and gambling accounts for 6 per cent of the divorce. (US Census Bureau)

•Addiction to work accounts for 6 per cent of the divorce. (US Census Bureau)

•Extramarital affairs continues to top the list. It accounts for 27 per cent of marriages ending in divorce.(US Census Bureau)

 

Divorce rates of all countries, compared to U.S.:

  Country            Divorce Rate      Rate as % of US Rate

                   (Per 1000 population

                                                      per year)

    Sri Lanka          0.15              3.03%

    Brazil             0.26              5.25%

    Italy              0.27              5.45%

    Mexico             0.33              6.67%

    Turkey             0.37              7.47%

    Mongolia           0.37              7.47%

    Chile              0.38              7.68%

    Jamaica            0.38              7.68%

    Cyprus             0.39              7.88%

    El Salvador        0.41              8.28%

    Ecuador            0.42              8.48%

    Mauritius          0.47              9.49%

    Thailand           0.58             11.72%

    Syria              0.65             13.13%

    Panama             0.68             13.74%

    Brunei             0.72             14.55%

    Greece             0.76             15.35%

    China              0.79             15.96%

    Singapore          0.80             16.16%

    Tunisia            0.82             16.57%

    Albania            0.83             16.77%

    Portugal           0.88             17.78%

    Korea              0.88             17.78%

    Trinidad           0.97             19.60%

    Qatar              0.97             19.60%

    Guadeloupe         1.18             23.84%

    Barbados           1.21             24.44%

    Finland            1.85             37.37%

    Canada             2.46             49.70%

    Australia          2.52             50.91%

    New Zealand        2.63             53.13%

    Denmark            2.81             56.77%

    United Kingdom     3.08             62.22%

    Russia             3.36             67.88%

    Puerto Rico        4.47             90.30%

    US                 4.95            100.00%

(Divorcereform.org)