Friday, March 9, 2012

Did You Know Niger has the Higest Rate of Early Marriages?




According to UNFPA "In eleven countries, more than 50% of women are married before the age of 18. 4 The countries with the highest rates of child marriage are as follows".
    1. Niger 76.6%
    2. Chad 71.5%
    3. Bangladesh 68.7%
    4. Mali 65.4
    5. Guinea 64.5%
    6. Central Africa Republic 57%
    7. Nepal 56.1%
    8. Mozambique 55.9%
    9. Uganda 54.1%
    10. Burkina Faso 51.9%
    11. India 50%
http://www.americansforunfpa.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=245

The Country with the higest rate of child marriages: Niger 76.6%

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