20 countries with highest incidents of child marriage

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RANKING
COUNTRY
PERCENT MARRIED YOUNGER THAN 18
1
Niger
76.6
2
Chad
71.5
3
Bangladesh
68.7
4
Mali
65.4
5
Guinea
64.5
6
Central African Republic
57.0
7
Nepal
56.1
8
Mozambique
55.9
9
Uganda
54.1
10
Burkina Faso
51.9
11
India
45.0
12
Ethiopia
49.1
13
Liberia
48.4
14
Yemen
48.4
15
Cameroon
47.2
16
Eritrea
47.0
17
Malawi
46.9
18
Nicaragua
43.3
19
Nigeria
43.3
20
Zambia
42.1

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