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14 de jun. de 2017 · The legal age for marriage in India is 18 years for women and 21 years for men. Although child marriage is on the decline, nearly a third of all wedded women were married before they had...
UNICEF defines child marriage as a formal marriage or informal union before 18 years of age, because it can lead to a lifetime of suffering for girls who are more likely to experience domestic violence or die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth.
5 de nov. de 2020 · Local sources say there's been a spike in child marriage during the pandemic. A key reason: By marrying off girls early, poor families have one less mouth to feed in desperate times.
Figure 1. Number of girls and women of all ages who were first married or in union before ages 15 and 18. married before age 18. 216.6 million. India is home to over 216 million child brides; 1 in 4 young women were married in childhood. Prevalence of child marriage. Figure 2.
10 de feb. de 2023 · In 1992-93, almost two-thirds of women got married before 18 years, while during 2019-21, only a little less than one-fourth of the women aged 20-24 years were married before the legal age. •. The hazard of age at marriage declined significantly with increasing education and household wealth. •.
8 de sept. de 2020 · Nearly 27 per cent women aged 20-24 years were married before attaining 18 years of age. The prevalence of female child marriage, however, declined by 20 per cent in the past 10 years, according to the International Institute for Population Sciences and ICF International Inc in 2017.
22 de ene. de 2021 · During and particularly pre-20th century, it was usual to marry under eighteen years old. Famous couples who married when they were underage include, Mahatma Gandhi and his wife Kasturba. Gandhi was 30 while his wife was a mere 14-year-old. It was further normal for a bride and groom to have a large age gap between them.
