INFOGRAPHIC: 21% Girls Married Before They Turn 18 In Pakistan

INFOGRAPHIC: 21% Girls Married Before They Turn 18 In Pakistan
Pakistan is the country with sixth highest number of children marriages, which is 1,909,000.

According to Demographic and Health Survey, 21 percent girls are married before they turn 18 while 3% girls are married before the age of 15. Moreover, the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2020, 140 million underage girls will get married.

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