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Indian culture promotes universal marriage. Of importance to ARH is the traditional young marriage age of girls—referred to as early marriage. The national average age at marriage for women in India is years, although there are vast regional variations. Most northern and north-eastern states, as well as Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the south and Goa in the west, have a higher age at marriage, ranging from ages 18–22. The majority of the states in the western, central, and eastern parts of India reported an average age at marriage similar to. | Women s Health and Mortality Chartbook Healthy Women StateTrends in Health and Mortality . DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office on Women s Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics Copyright information All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission citation as to source however is appreciated. Suggested citation Brett KM Hayes SG. Women s Health and Mortality Chartbook. Washington DC DHHS Office on Women s Health. 2004. Website For more information about Healthy Women State Trends in Health and Mortality or to access data files directly visit http nchs DHHS Pub. No. 04-1032 Women s Health and Mortality Chartbook August 2004 Kate M. Brett . NCHS Suzanne G. Haynes . OWH Prepared by The Lewin Group Inc. The Lewin Group is a premier national health and human services consulting firm with 34 years of experience delivering objective analyses and strategic counsel to prominent public agencies non-profit organizations and private companies across the United .