The number of girls at risk of child marriage is expected to increase globally due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In West and Central Africa, additional 450 thousand girls will risk child marriage between 2020 and 2025, according to estimates. Moreover, in East and Southern Africa, child marriage would concern 158 thousand girls more compared to estimates conducted before the pandemic. In Africa, the outbreak also led to increased poverty.
Additional number of girls at risk of child marriage due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Middle East and Africa between 2020 and 2025, by region
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Save the Children. (October 10, 2020). Additional number of girls at risk of child marriage due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Middle East and Africa between 2020 and 2025, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239340/increased-risk-of-child-marriage-due-to-covid-19-in-middle-east-and-africa/
Save the Children. "Additional number of girls at risk of child marriage due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Middle East and Africa between 2020 and 2025, by region." Chart. October 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239340/increased-risk-of-child-marriage-due-to-covid-19-in-middle-east-and-africa/
Save the Children. (2020). Additional number of girls at risk of child marriage due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Middle East and Africa between 2020 and 2025, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239340/increased-risk-of-child-marriage-due-to-covid-19-in-middle-east-and-africa/
Save the Children. "Additional Number of Girls at Risk of Child Marriage Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The Middle East and Africa between 2020 and 2025, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239340/increased-risk-of-child-marriage-due-to-covid-19-in-middle-east-and-africa/
Save the Children, Additional number of girls at risk of child marriage due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Middle East and Africa between 2020 and 2025, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239340/increased-risk-of-child-marriage-due-to-covid-19-in-middle-east-and-africa/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Additional number of girls at risk of child marriage due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Middle East and Africa between 2020 and 2025, by region [Graph], Save the Children, October 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239340/increased-risk-of-child-marriage-due-to-covid-19-in-middle-east-and-africa/
