Latest items for AOM-DATA-2
Nov. 16, 2024, 3:52 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"She [State Delegate Kayla Young] said that since 2000 there have been more than 3,600 marriages in the state involving one or more children" (para 3). "Although recent figures are unavailable, according to the Pew Research Center, West Virginia had the highest rate of child marriages among the states in 2014, when the state's five-year average was 7.1 marriages for every 1,000 children ages 15 to 17" (para 11).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"She [State Delegate Kayla Young] said that since 2000 there have been more than 3,600 marriages in the state involving one or more children" (para 3). "Although recent figures are unavailable, according to the Pew Research Center, West Virginia had the highest rate of child marriages among the states in 2014, when the state's five-year average was 7.1 marriages for every 1,000 children ages 15 to 17" (para 11).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-2
"According to the 2017 national census released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, the total number of women over the age of 18 who could legally get married has reached 27.7m, with 23m women married, including 119,000 girls who have been married before reaching the age of 18. Meanwhile, 18,000 women got married before the age of 16, representing 15% of girls who got married before the legal age of marriage" (para 9-10).
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-2
"According to the 2017 national census released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, the total number of women over the age of 18 who could legally get married has reached 27.7m, with 23m women married, including 119,000 girls who have been married before reaching the age of 18. Meanwhile, 18,000 women got married before the age of 16, representing 15% of girls who got married before the legal age of marriage" (para 9-10).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-DATA-2
"Early marriage and union remain a concern, with as much as one-third of women aged 20–24 years reporting being married or in a union before reaching age 18" (4).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-DATA-2
"Early marriage and union remain a concern, with as much as one-third of women aged 20–24 years reporting being married or in a union before reaching age 18" (4).
July 26, 2024, 6:17 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LO-DATA-3, AOM-DATA-2
“Just 13% of women in Benin own land and 30% marry before the age of 18, according to a UN report” (6).
Variables: LO-DATA-3, AOM-DATA-2
“Just 13% of women in Benin own land and 30% marry before the age of 18, according to a UN report” (6).
July 19, 2024, 9:09 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
“Sierra Leone has 800,000 child brides – and of those more than half were married before the age of 15” (2).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
“Sierra Leone has 800,000 child brides – and of those more than half were married before the age of 15” (2).
April 30, 2024, 6:12 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"As a deepening humanitarian crisis grips Afghanistan, fueled by a confluence of economic, financial and political shocks worsened by the government’s collapse in August, children such as Zahra are increasingly bearing the brunt of the growing poverty. While there is no comprehensive data available, the United Nations, aid agencies and local officials say they are receiving credible reports of a rise in child marriages and sales of babies for adoptions as Afghans seek ways to cope with their spiraling lives" (para 5).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"As a deepening humanitarian crisis grips Afghanistan, fueled by a confluence of economic, financial and political shocks worsened by the government’s collapse in August, children such as Zahra are increasingly bearing the brunt of the growing poverty. While there is no comprehensive data available, the United Nations, aid agencies and local officials say they are receiving credible reports of a rise in child marriages and sales of babies for adoptions as Afghans seek ways to cope with their spiraling lives" (para 5).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"[There is not] a system [established] to track all cases involving child marriage among stateless children, in particular Roma girls" (12). "[A]round 7 per cent of girls marrying before the age of 18" (16).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"[There is not] a system [established] to track all cases involving child marriage among stateless children, in particular Roma girls" (12). "[A]round 7 per cent of girls marrying before the age of 18" (16).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"There is a high rate of child marriage among the Roma population" (14).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"There is a high rate of child marriage among the Roma population" (14).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: MARR-DATA-2, AOM-DATA-2
"In the Central African Republic, 68 per cent of girls and boys are either married or in a domestic partnership before the age of 18" (23).
Variables: MARR-DATA-2, AOM-DATA-2
"In the Central African Republic, 68 per cent of girls and boys are either married or in a domestic partnership before the age of 18" (23).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"[M]arriages involving minors are the exception and constitute only 0.1 per cent of Muslim marriages registered in 2020 in Singapore, down from 0.3 per cent in 2016" (43).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"[M]arriages involving minors are the exception and constitute only 0.1 per cent of Muslim marriages registered in 2020 in Singapore, down from 0.3 per cent in 2016" (43).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"UNICEF reported that 30 percent of women were married before age 18, and 4 percent of girls were married before age 15" (9).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"UNICEF reported that 30 percent of women were married before age 18, and 4 percent of girls were married before age 15" (9).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"7 percent of women aged 20-24 were married or in union by age 15" (20).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"7 percent of women aged 20-24 were married or in union by age 15" (20).
Sept. 8, 2023, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '33.7%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '33.7%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 1:47 p.m.
Countries: Zambia
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '29%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '29%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 1:45 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '0%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '0%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 1:44 p.m.
Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '6.1%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '6.1%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:57 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '1.5%.''"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '1.5%.''"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '20.2%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '20.2%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Suriname
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '36%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '36%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:45 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '0.1%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '0.1%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:44 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '29.6%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '29.6%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '5.5%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '5.5%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:42 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '30.5%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '30.5%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:40 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '5.5%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '5.5%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '14.1%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '14.1%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:38 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '27.3%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '27.3%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '18.3%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '18.3%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:35 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '0%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '0%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:34 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '43.4%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '43.4%.'"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:32 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '32.8%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '32.8%.'"