This brief has provided a basic profile of child marriage in Guinea. Measures of child marriage are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 51.1 percent, but it has declined over time, but not dramatically so. The share of girls marrying very early, before the ageof 15,...

Measures of early childbirth are high in the Dominican Republic. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 20.4 percent and it has not decreased much over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at just under two percent, decreased. Early childbirth is...

Measures of child marriage are high in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 35.9 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, at just under 10 percent has also declined. Child...

Measures of child marriage are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 34.0 percent, and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined slightly. Child marriage is...

Measures of child marriage are high in Uganda. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 36.5 percent, but it has declined over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower education...

Measures of child marriage are high in Nepal. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 38.5 percent, but it has declined substantially over time. The share of girls marrying very early, before the age of 15, has also declined. Child marriage is associated with lower wealth, lower...

Measures of early childbirth are high in Nepal. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 17.4 percent and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at one percent, has also decreased. Early childbirth is associated with...

Measures of early childbirth are high in Mozambique. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 39.0 percent and it has increased over time. The share of women who had a child before the age of 15, at six percent, has however decreased. Early childbirth is associated with lower...

Measures of early childbirth are high in Mauritania. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 19.8 percent, but it has decreased over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at 6.3 percent, has also decreased. Early childbirth is associated with lower...

Measures of child marriage are high in Mozambique. The share of women ages 18-22 who married as children is 51.5 percent and it has increased over time. However the share of women marrying very early, before the age of 15, has declined, but not rapidly. Child marriage is associated with lower...