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Child marriage in Zimbabwe is common. As of 2019, approximately 1 in 3 girls in Zimbabwe are married before age 18. [1] [2] Early pregnancy can pose a health risk. In July 2021, a 15-year-old girl, who was married to a 26-year-old man, died giving birth inside a church. [3]
Polygamy in Zimbabwe was traditionally practised by the tribal chiefs as a means of elevating their social standing, though they would typically only take two or three wives. [3] According to a 2008 William & Mary Law School study, an estimated 18 percent of Zimbabwean women belong to polygamous marriages. [ 2 ]
More than 12 million girls were forced into marriage in 2020. [6] On December 10, 2019, then Philippine president Rodrigo R. Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11596 or the "An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for Violations Thereof" thereby criminalizing the practice of child marriage in the Philippines.
In Tanzania, the practices of forced marriage and child marriage impacts the human rights and childhood of girls. [147] Families sell their girls to older men for financial benefits, causing pain among young girls. Oftentimes, girls are married off as soon as they hit puberty, which can be as young as seven years old. [147]
These are needed to access property rights, pension benefits, child support, or inheritance when a marriage ends, or when a spouse or parent dies. [10] The benefits of CRVS accrue at all stages of a woman’s life: Birth registration may help prevent child marriage by proving the age of the child upon marriage.
Country Marriage rate Palestine 10.0 Fiji 9.8 Egypt 9.6 Bahamas 9.5 Uzbekistan 9.5 Cyprus 8.9 Tajikistan 8.9 Albania 8.0 Mauritius 7.9 Kyrgyzstan 7.8 Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) is the statistics agency of Zimbabwe. It is headquartered in the Kaguvi Building in Harare. [1] Census and Statistics Act of 2007 created the agency. [2] It replaced the Central Statistical Office (CSO). [3] It was headquartered in the Kaguvi Building in Harare. [4]
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