10 nations with highest prevalence of child marriage

Child marriage is a scourge, a gross violation of human rights and yet it continues to remain shockingly acceptable and common in poor and rural communities across the globe. It not only violates girls’ rights to health and education, it also exposes them to domestic violence, health issues associated with early childbearing and sexual activity and, in many cases, lifetime poverty.

According to a survey,’State of the World's Children’, conducted by the UNICEF, the highest percentage of child marriage (before the age of 18) is found in the following nations: