Top 10 Countries with Highest Divorce Rate in 2014
Divorce means the life-partners get separated from one another for a lifetime. It is true to say that divorce is a slap on the face of our societies; it accompanies destruction of not only two lives but also two families. The reasons of divorce can be varying, such as the lack of mental compatibility, lesser mutual interactions, no babies, and sometimes the jobless men are left by their wives because they have failed to run the families properly. But this list o reasons is far away from completion, whatsoever the reasons or facts may be but divorce is seriously something unacceptable. Unfortunately, this threat is present in all the countries and each and every part of the world where the human beings live.
Here is the list of top 10 countries with highest divorce rate in 2014.
10. Canada:
Canada is a developed nation, but with various social problems. The people here remain too busy in coping up with the challenges of tomorrow and don’t spend time with their families. This is one of the reasons of increased divorce rate in Canada, in addition to various other family issues. It is considered that the rate of divorce in Canada during this year has increased 50 % from 2013.
9. India:
Although India is a country of rich cultural and religious values, but still it has an alarming divorce rate. The people of India are living miserable and backward lives. The lack of job opportunities and education among such people are the reasons of the divorce. The men fail to earn sufficient to support their families and thus leave their wives. The estimated rate of divorce in India is 2100 cases annually.
8. South Korea:
The divorce rate in South Korea, during this year, has tripled as compared to 2013. The common reasons of this issue in this country are lack of mutual understanding and no time to spend with the partners, which lead them get separated.
7. Russia:
Russia, although, has become a developed and economically strong country, but the internal issues like crimes and divorce rates seem to be not ending in the near future. In Russia the rate of divorce, during 2014, has increased 65.4 % which is a serious matter indeed.
6. Ukraine:
The male community of Ukraine is of dominating nature. For them their wives are the inferior personalities and this usually becomes the reason of increased divorce rate in Ukraine. This rate has increased almost 43.5 %.
5. Italy:
Italians live hectic lives, all the men and women in Italy are professional and do different sorts of jobs. They fail to pay attention to each other and to the children and thus, lack of affection becomes the reason of divorce. In Italy, the divorce rate has almost doubled than the previous two to three years.
4. South Africa:
Whenever a boy and girl in South Africa get married, they are strongly advised by the parents and relatives to live with each other. Sounds strange? Don’t get surprised because unfortunately the South African partners love to live apart due to professional reasons. This gives rise to lack of love and sexual relationships and finally they get no room for compromise. In South Africa, 61.2 % is the current rate of divorce which was about 34.5 % in previous few years.
3. Aruba:
Divorce in Aruba is a common habit of the people belonging to villages. These live somewhat poor lives and lack of earning opportunities lead them get involved into divorce or murder like issues. The men kill their females because they don’t have anything for them to eat. This is, indeed, a very bad and shocking thing but still it’s the truth. In Aruba the males are dominating and don’t care much of their wives, this is yet another reason of divorce rate, which according to the current stat has 81 % increased.
2. United Kingdom:
It is obvious for us to understand why the divorce rate in United Kingdom is so high, definitely the people here are open minded and don’t pay too much attention to their families. If on one hand, the married men have girlfriends then on the other hand the wives are not behind the race to spend time with their boyfriends rather than the husbands. In different cities of UK, the divorce rate has doubled (about 53 %) from what it was in 2013.
1. United States of America:
USA is a nation of multi-cultured people. In order for the USA citizens to cope up with the challenges of advancements and development, they live really hectic lives with lots of workload, which means no time for the families. Thus, USA has the highest divorce rate in the world which has increased five times during this year as compared to 2013.
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VOCABULARY WORDS:
1. Compatibility (n.) ~ capability of existing in harmonious combination
2. Interaction (n.) ~ a mutual or reciprocal action
3. Threat (n.) ~ one that is regarded as a possible danger
4. Alarming (adj.) ~ causing fear or distress
5. Sufficient (adj.) ~ being as much as is needed
6. Internal (adj.) ~ coming from within
7. Inferior (adj.) ~ low or lower in order, degree, or rank
8. Hectic (adj.) ~ characterized by extreme activity
9. Live apart (idiom) ~ to live separated from a person whom one might to be expected to live with
10. Workload (n.) ~ the assigned of work assigned
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. According to the article, what are the most common reasons for divorce?
2. It was mentioned in the article that divorce is unacceptable? Do you agree with this? Why?
3. How do you feel about the fact that South Korea is included in the top 10 countries with the highest divorce rates in the world?
4. Aside from lack of time, what do you think are the other factors that contribute to the big increase on the divorce rate in your country?
5. How does divorce affect the family, the people, and the society?
