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Family Value Indicators
Table of Divorce Rates for Selected Countries
| Country |
Marriages |
Divorce |
Divorce Rate |
Datum1 |
| Estonia |
7,006 |
7,455 |
106% |
1995 |
| Latvia |
11,072 |
7,821 |
71% |
1995 |
| Belarus |
63,677 |
43,089 |
68% |
1996 |
| Belgium |
51,402 |
34,983 |
68% |
1995 |
| Sweden |
32,313 |
21, 009 |
65% |
1997 |
| Ukraine |
307,543 |
193, 030 |
63% |
1996 |
| Czech Rep |
55,027 |
32, 363 |
59% |
1998 |
| Finland |
23,737 |
14, 025 |
59% |
1995 |
| Russia 2 |
911,162 |
532,533 |
58% |
1999 |
| Hungary |
44,915 |
27,751 |
57% |
1998 |
| U.K. |
317,514 |
171,310 |
54% |
1996 |
| U.S. |
2,244,000 |
1,135,000 |
51% |
1998 |
| Australia |
106,103 |
52,466 |
49% |
1996 |
| Canada |
160,256 |
77,636 |
48% |
1995 |
| New Zealand |
21,506 |
10,009 |
47% |
19963 |
| Switzerland |
38,500 |
17,800 |
46% |
1998 |
| Germany |
422,776 |
187,802 |
44% |
1997 |
| France |
284,300 |
116,158 |
41% |
19974 |
| Scotland |
29, 611 |
12,222 |
41% |
1997 |
| Denmark |
34,733 |
13,164 |
38% |
1998 |
| Japan |
784, 595 |
243,183 |
31% |
1998 |
| Romania |
145, 303 |
39,985 |
28% |
1998 |
| Italy |
290, 009 |
27,038 |
9% |
1995 |
| Philippines |
474, 407 |
0 |
0% |
1993 |
| 1.United Nations Demographic
Yearbook, 1999 and 2001, unless otherwise noted. |
| 2.Officially known as the
Russian Federation |
| 3.Anmaire Statistique de la
Suisse, 1999. Zurich, 1999. |
| 4.Registrar General's Annual
Report, 1998. General Registrar's Office for Scotland, 1998. |
Table Legally Induced Abortions for Selected Countries
| Country |
Live Births |
Abortion |
Abortion Rate |
Datum1 |
| Romania |
236, 640 |
502, 840 |
212% |
1995 |
| Russia |
1,363 806 |
2, 766, 362 |
202% |
1995 |
| Ukraine |
638, 956 |
957, 022 |
160% |
1991 |
| Estonia |
13, 230 |
16, 887 |
128% |
1996 |
| Latvia |
19, 770 |
24, 227 |
123% |
1996 |
| Czech Rep |
121, 705 |
94, 180 |
77% |
1992 |
| Hungary |
105,500 |
76, 600 |
73% |
1996 |
| Sweden |
95, 158 |
32, 117 |
34% |
1996 |
| U.S. |
4,065, 014 |
1, 359, 145 |
33% |
1992 |
| Japan |
1,203, 000 |
338, 867 |
28% |
1996 |
| Italy |
526, 064 |
134, 137 |
25% |
1995 |
| France |
711, 610 |
157, 886 |
22% |
1993 |
| Canada |
378, 011 |
70, 549 |
19% |
1995 |
| Germany |
765, 221 |
97, 937 |
13% |
1995 |
| Philippines |
1,
680, 896 |
0 |
0% |
1993 |
| 1.United Nations Demographic
Yearbook, 1999 and 2001, unless otherwise noted. |
| 2.Officially known as the
Russian Federation |
| 3.This number represents a 26%
increase from 1994. . |
| 4. An extrapolated number
derived from the decreases of 1992 through 1994. The live births for those
years: 1992 596, 785 births, 1993; 557, 467 births and 1994 with 521, 415
births. |
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"Live happily with the woman you love through
the fleeting days of your life."
Ecclesiastes 9:9
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