TABLE 9.

CHILD PROTECTION
daughters

Attitude
towards
domestic
violence
20012008*

Child
disability
19992008*

Child
discipline
20052007*

total

total

total

total

Female genital mutilation/

cutting 19972007*
Child labour
(514 years) 19992008*
Countries and territories

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cte dIvoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon

40

total

male

30
12
5

24

7y
4y

7y

5
13

40
46
19y
22
5

6y

47y
19
45y
31

3y
47
53
3

5
27
25

5
35

32

10
8
7
6y
28

53

28
14
6

22

8y

8y

6
18

39
47
16y
22
7

7y

46y
19
45y
31

4y
44
54
3

6
26
24

6
36

29

12
7
8
9y
28

59

female

33
9
4

25

5y

5y

3
8

42
45
22y
22
4

4y

48y
19
45y
30

3y
49
51
2

4
28
25

3
34

34

7
8
5
4y
28

46

Child marriage
20002008*
total

43
8
2

10

12

64

34

26
6

24y

48
18
23
36

61
72

23

31

35

39

40
22
17
27

47

49

34

Birth registration
20002008*

urban

rural

total

urban

rural

womena
(1549 years)
total

7
2

58

19

22
2

29
14
18
23

57
65

19

24

27

31

31

27

30

8
2

16

69

10

47

37
7

61
18
25
57

64
73

38

40

43

45

13

22

60

55

49

6
98
99

29

91y
96

94

10

94
60

74
100
58
89y

64
60
66
70

49
9
96y

90
83
81y

55

100y

99
31

89

78
85
99

32

89

12
97
99

34

97

96

13

92
68

76
99
66

86
62
71
86

72
36

97
87
88y

79

100y

99
33

90

82
85
99

43

29

90

4
98
99

19

95

92

97
56

72
100
52

58
60
66
58

36
3

77
83
75y

41

100y

99
30

82

70
85
99

24

87

13

73

26
45

36

93

96

89

74

THE STATE OF THE WORLDS CHILDREN | SPECIAL EDITION

25

7
21

49

28y

63

38

30
68

22

49

12
47

71

55
56

76

65

76

50y

81

16
1y

12y

21

44

10

33

1y
48
3y

2y
3y

5y

8y

49
86

75

83

68

36

83

92

88

90

70

83

92

TABLE 9
daughters

Attitude
towards
domestic
violence
20012008*

Child
disability
19992008*

Child
discipline
20052007*

total

total

total

total

Female genital mutilation/

cutting 19972007*
Child labour
(514 years) 19992008*
total

Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger

25
18

34

29
25
39
16
21

16

12
4y

11

2
26

4
11

7
23
21

32
26

34

16

16y

18
4
8
22

13y

31y

15
43

male

female

20
20

34

25
26
41
17
22

16

12
5y

12

2
27

4
10

8
25
21

36
25

35

18

15y

19
5
9
21

15y

30y

18
43

29
17

34

32
24
37
16
19

15

12
4y

2
25

3
13

6
21
21

28
26

33

15

16y

17
4
8
24

12y

33y

11
43

Child marriage
20002008*
total

36
17

22

35
63
24
20
30

39

47
24

17

10
7
25

10

11
23
38

39
50

71

35

25y

9
5
16
52

51

43
75

Birth registration
20002008*

urban

rural

total

urban

rural

24
12

15

45
14
15
27

33

29
15

16

10
6
19

13
25

29
38

60

27

12
39

41

36
42

45
23

28

75
32
22
33

46

56
33

19

11

7
9
27

14

26
49

42
53

77

44

12

21
60

11

54

55
84

55
92

51

43
39
93
81

94

41
55

95

89

99
48y

94
72

26
4y

75

73
53

56

98
98
85
31
65y
67

35

81
32

57
97

69

78
53
96
87

95

59
69

95

89

99
64y

96
84

39
5y

87

75

75

98
98
92
39
88y
83

42

90
71

54
87

42

33
33
92
78

93

35
43

96

88

99
44y

93
68

24
3y

72

45

42

99
99
80
28
59y
59

34

73
25

womena
(1549 years)
total

78

96
45

32

58

85

72

64

57
35

21

69

66

74
7

47

86
52
18
29

16

54
25

59

90y
10
68

38
81

59

28
28

70
75

20
10

36

35

23

17
70

30

21

2y

21

24

10

30

26
14

14

STATISTICAL TABLES

84
66

89

80
74

84

87

52

51
71

79
61

41

TABLE 9. CHILD PROTECTION

daughters

Attitude
towards
domestic
violence
20012008*

Child
disability
19992008*

Child
discipline
20052007*

total

total

total

total

Female genital mutilation/

cutting 19972007*
Child labour
(514 years) 19992008*
Countries and territories

total

male

Nigeria
13y
Niue

Norway

Occupied Palestinian Territory

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama
3
Papua New Guinea

Paraguay
15
Peru
19
Philippines
12
Poland

Portugal
3y
Qatar

Republic of Korea

Republic of Moldova
32
Romania
1
Russian Federation

Rwanda
35
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

8
Saudi Arabia

Senegal
22
Serbia
10
Seychelles

Sierra Leone
48
Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia
49
South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka
8
Sudan
13
Suriname
6
Swaziland
9
Sweden

Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic

4
Tajikistan
10
Thailand
8
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 6
Timor-Leste
4
Togo
29
Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

1
Tunisia

Turkey
5
Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda
36
Ukraine
7
United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United Republic of Tanzania

36
United States

Uruguay
8y

17
20
13

4y

32
1

36

24
12

49

45

9
14
7
9

5
9
8
7
4
29

37
8

37

8y

42

female

12
19
11

3y

33
1

35

21
8

48

54

7
12
5
9

3
11
8
5
4
30

36
7

34

8y

Child marriage
20002008*
total

43

19

24

18
18
14

19

13

33

39
6

56

45
6

12y
34
19
5

13
13
20
4

24

18
7

46
10

41

Birth registration
20002008*

urban

rural

total

urban

rural

womena
(1549 years)
total

27

13
10

16

31

23
4

34

35

24
14
1

15
13
12
3

15

17
9

27

23

52

31
22

22

14

37

55
8

66

52

40
33
6

12
13
23
4

36

22
6

52

49

30

96y

93
83

98

82

69

55
99

48

3
78y

33
97
30

95
88
99
94
53y
78

96

84
96

21
100

50

97y

95
87

98

79

70

75
99

62

53
98
38

96
85
100
95

93

87
96

24
100

22

21

96y

90
78

98

83

67

44
99

44

22
95
28

95
90
99
93

69

79
95

21
100

19

28

94

98

89

15

THE STATE OF THE WORLDS CHILDREN | SPECIAL EDITION

10

20

35

46

43y

65

24

21

48

32

65
6

85

76y

13
38

74y

21

53

39
38y

70
4

60

2y

29

14

34

39

15
21

11y

95

73

92

84

87
74

69

90

75

70

TABLE 9
daughters

Attitude
towards
domestic
violence
20012008*

Child
disability
19992008*

Child
discipline
20052007*

total

total

total

total

Female genital mutilation/

cutting 19972007*
Child labour
(514 years) 19992008*
total

Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Child marriage
20002008*

male

female

total

8
16
23
12y
13y

9
15
21
11y
12y

6
16
24
12y
14y

29n
33n
34
35n
10
12**
13
10**
10
6

16***
30

30n
34n
36
34n
11
13**
13
10**
11
6

17***
31

28n
32n
32
35n
9
12**
12
10**
10
6

16***
28

Birth registration
20002008*

womena
(1549 years)
total

urban

rural

total

urban

rural

10
32
42
34

3
28
32
20

13
35
49
44

100

92
88
22
10
74

100

94
38
16
83

100

86
16
6
71

23
1

20

70

64

85
48

4y
29

93
94

34
39
35
43
18
40**
46
19**
25
12

35**
48

22
27
27
28
12
25**
33
12**

23**
37

44
49
45
53
23
51**
58
25**

47**
54

41
35
31
39
76
45**
36
72**
89
92

50**
29

58
51
40
57
86
63**
53
81**

93

65**
42

33
28
24
32
68
38**
31
67**

92

39**
25

46
38
42
28

22
21
27
14

63
64
62
66

48**
54
35**

32

52**
62

89

SUMMARY INDICATORS
Africa#
Sub-Saharan Africa#
Eastern and Southern Africa
West and Central Africa
Middle East and North Africa
Asia#
South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
Latin America and Caribbean
CEE/CIS
Industrialized countries
Developing countries
Least developed countries
World

Includes territories within each country category or regional group. Countries and territories in each country category or regional group are listed on page 44.

DEFINITIONS OF THE INDICATORS

Child labour Percentage of children 514 years old involved in child labour at the moment of the survey. A child is considered to be
involved in child labour under the following conditions: (a) children 511 years old who, during the week preceding the survey, did at least
one hour of economic activity or at least 28 hours of household chores, or (b) children 1214 years old who, during the week preceding the
survey, did at least 14 hours of economic activity or at least 28 hours of household chores.

MAIN DATA SOURCES

Child labour Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS),
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and other national
surveys.
Child marriage MICS, DHS and other national surveys.

Child labour background variables Sex of the child; urban or rural place of residence; poorest 20 per cent or richest 20 per cent of the
population constructed from household assets (a more detailed description of the household wealth estimation procedure can be found at
<www.childinfo.org>); mothers education, reflecting mothers with and without some level of education.

Birth registration MICS, DHS, other national surveys and

vital registration systems.

Child marriage Percentage of women 2024 years old who were married or in union before they were 18 years old.

Female genital mutilation/cutting MICS, DHS and other

national surveys.

Birth registration Percentage of children less than five years old who were registered at the moment of the survey. The numerator of this
indicator includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been
registered.

Attitudes towards domestic violence MICS, DHS and

other national surveys.

Female genital mutilation/cutting (a) Women the percentage of women 1549 years old who have been mutilated/cut. (b) Daughters
the percentage of women 1549 years old with at least one mutilated/cut daughter.

Child disability MICS, DHS and other national surveys.

Child discipline MICS, DHS and other national surveys.

Attitudes towards domestic violence Percentage of women 1549 years old who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or
beating his wife for at least one of the specified reasons. Women were asked whether a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife
under a series of circumstances, i.e., if his wife burns the food, argues with him, goes out without telling him, neglects the children or
refuses sexual relations.
Child disability Percentage of children 29 years old who screen positive to at least one of the questions on disability.
Child discipline Percentage of children 214 years old who experience any psychological or physical punishment.

NOTES

y
n
*
**
***
#

Data not available.

Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country.
Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages.
Excludes Nigeria.
Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading.
Excludes China.
Excludes China and Nigeria.
For a complete list of countries and territories in the regions and subregions, see page 44.

STATISTICAL TABLES

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