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Infant deaths are 50% higher among babies born to mothers under 20 than among those born to women in their twenties. Complications in pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of mortality for girls aged 15 to 19 in developing countries. Pregnancy during the first years after puberty increases the risk of miscarriage, obstructed labour, post-partum haemorrhage, pregnancy-related hypertension and lifelong debilitating conditions such as obstetric fistula.Įvery year, nearly 13.7 million 15- to 19-year-old girls in the developing world give birth while married. Girls who become pregnant at a young age face higher risks of maternal mortality and morbidity. They are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (including HIV) and have reduced levels of sexual and reproductive health.Įarly pregnancy is one of the most dangerous causes and consequences of child marriage. Girls married early are more likely to experience violence, abuse and forced sexual relations. The toll on health and well-beingĬhild marriage is a public health issue as well as a human rights violation. In this report, Plan International is calling for urgent, concerted and integrated action at local, national and international levels to enable millions of girls to avoid child marriage, stay in school and benefit from a quality education.

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It is also clear that education is key to delaying marriage, to giving girls more choices and opportunities, and enabling them to develop their full potential. There is a growing international consensus on the severe impact which child marriage has on children’s rights and that it often constitutes a barrier to realising girls’ right to education. In developing countries, girls in rural areas are twice as likely to be married by 18 as those in urban areas. Girls from the poorest 20 per cent of households are over three times more likely to marry before they are 18 than those from the richest homes.

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Poverty and geography: drivers of child marriage These drivers are frequently compounded by limited access to quality educational and employment opportunities and reinforced by entrenched social norms. Underpinning child marriage is a combination of poverty, gender inequality and a lack of protection for children’s rights. That’s 14 million every year or nearly 39,000 girls married every day. If nothing is done to stop current trends, more than 140 million girls will be married as children by 2020. One in 3 girls in the developing world will be married by her 18th birthday. While boys are also married as children, child marriage affects girls in greater numbers and with consequences which can be devastating for their health and well-being. It forces them out of education and into a life of poor prospects, with increased risk of violence, abuse, ill health or early death. Despite being prohibited by international human rights law and many national laws, child marriage continues to rob millions of girls around the world of their childhood.

Child marriage: a global problemĬhild marriage is a violation of children’s human rights.

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Read the summary online or download the summary and full report to learn more. Plan International’s report sets out the actions needed to end child marriage. One in 3 girls in the developing world is married by the age of 18.ĭespite being prohibited by international human rights law and many national laws, child marriage continues to rob millions of girls of their childhood, forcing them out of education and into a life of poor prospects. Find the Plan International website you are looking for in this listĪ girl’s right to say no to marriage A girl's right to say no to marriage: Working to end child marriage and keep girls in schoolĭespite being prohibited by international human rights law and many national laws, child marriage continues to rob millions of girls of their childhood. Plan International's report sets out the actions needed to end child marriage.

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