World divorce rates.
The graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. shows the countries with the highest divorce divorce, partial or total dissolution of a marriage by the judgment of a court. Partial dissolution is a divorce "from bed and board," a decree of judicial separation, leaving the parties officially married while forbidding cohabitation. rates.
Contributing factors include changing family structures and divorce
laws.
TOP 10 DIVORCE RATES *
#1 Belarus
#2 U.S.
#3 Russia
#4 Ukraine
#5 Aruba
#6 Cuba
#7 Estonia
#8 Lithuania
#9 Switzerland
#10 Finland
* Based on most recent data from countries in which it is available
SOURCE: UNITED NATIONS
Note: Table made from bar graph.
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