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Prevalence (%) of widowhood for women aged 50 and over according to time of widowhood, by country.
| 20–39 (n=530) |
40–44 (n=400) |
45–49 (n=482) |
50–54 (n=715) |
55–59 (n=759) |
60+ (n=1864) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 6.1 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 15.8 | 51.1 |
| Ghana | 7.3 | 9.0 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 14.8 | 38.1 |
| India | 16.4 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 19.1 | 13.1 | 29.4 |
| Russian Federation |
6.7 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 20.7 | 46.4 |
| South Africa | 18.1 | 10.6 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 13.4 | 25.2 |
