Divorce Rate
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What is the current divorce rate in America?
It is frequently reported that the divorce rate in America is 50%. This data is not accurately correct, however, it is reasonably close to actual. The Americans for Divorce Reform estimates that "Probably, 40 or possibly even 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce if current trends continue.", which is actually a projection.
"50% of all marriages in the America end in divorce."
The above statement about the divorce rate in America hides all the details about distribution, however.
Age at marriage for those who divorce in America
Age / Women / MenUnder 20 years old / 27.6% / 11.7%
20 to 24 years old / 36.6% / 38.8%
25 to 29 years old / 16.4% / 22.3%
30 to 34 years old / 8.5% / 11.6%
35 to 39 years old / 5.1% / 6.5%
The divorce rate in America for first marriage, vs second or third marriage
50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce, according to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.”
According to enrichment journal on the divorce rate in America:
The divorce rate in America for first marriage is 41%
The divorce rate in America for second marriage is 60%
The divorce rate in America for third marriage is 73%
The divorce rate in America for childless couples and couples with children
According to discovery channel, couples with children have a slightly lower rate of divorce than childless couples.
Sociologists believe that childlessness is also a common cause of divorce. The absence of children leads to loneliness and weariness and even in the United States, at least 66 per cent of all divorced couples are childless.
Divorce Rate In India
Divorce rates in India are amongst the lowest in the world. 11 marriages out of 1,000 marriages (around 1 marriage out of 100 marriages) ends up to divorce in India. This figure was even low in 1990. In 1990, 7.40 marriages out of 1,000 marriages ended up in divorce in India.
The divorce rate in India is even quite lower in the villages in India and higher in urban parts of India. These days divorce rates in India’s urban sphere are shooting up.
Some facts from CIA Worldbook for comparison with US
--Infant mortality rate
India - 64.9 deaths/1,000 live births
USA -6.76 deaths/1,000 live births
--Life expectancy at birth
India 62.5 years
USA 77.26 years
--Birth rate
India - 24.79 births/1,000 population
USA - 14.2 births/1,000 population
--Death rate
India -8.88 deaths/1,000 population USA - 8.7 deaths/1,000 population
--Divorce rates
US - 50%
India - 1.1%