02 男孩童婚：暗流涌动

In child marriages, underage boys are not immune. Putting aside the inertia of thinking, boys are also victims. They are also facing a loss of education, life choices, and a higher risk of infection with infectious diseases (including AIDS).

In the Central African Republic, 27.9% of men are victims of child marriage.

In Nicaragua and Madagascar, the figures were 19.4% and 12.9%, respectively.

27.9%

Low income: more male child marriages?

According to the data of the United Nations and the World Bank, the 20 countries with the highest rates of female child marriages are low-income or low-middle-income countries. In countries with a high rate of male child marriages, their national income levels are not the same.

Figure 4: GDP per capita and rate of male and female child marriages (Top 20 countries)

Note: Nepal, South Sudan, and Eritrea have no per capita GDP data in 2017.
Source: Child marriage among boys: a global overview of available data (Colleen Murray Gastón,Christina Misunas &Claudia Cappa) & The World Bank(2017).

Take Nauru, the Pacific island country, for example. The country's child marriage rate for boys is 12.30%, ranking fourth in the world. In 2017, its per capita GDP reached US$10,682, while China's per capita GDP was US$14,344.
(Per capita GDP in 2017, Egypt: $11014; Ethiopia: $2022; Afghanistan: $2203)

High rate: concentrated?

In addition to differences in national economic conditions, countries with high rates of male child marriages also show dispersion in geographical distribution. Among the top 5 countries in the world for boy child marriage rates, they are scattered across the ocean, such as Central Africa, Latin America, East Africa and the Pacific. Countries with a high rate of girl child marriage are more concentrated in geographic regions, and 17 countries in the Top 20 are concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa.

Figure 5: Distribution of countries ranking top 20 Male and Female Marriage Rates

Source: Child marriage among boys: a global overview of available data (Colleen Murray Gastón,Christina Misunas &Claudia Cappa).

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男孩童婚：暗流涌动

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离校女孩：年长的丈夫