33% child brides in the world are Indian: Report
Indians make up 33% of the total child brides in the world, according to an ActionAid India report. Nearly 103 million Indians married before they were 18, out of which an estimated 85.2 million were girls, it added. It further stated that elimination of girl child marriages can help avoid 27,000 neonatal deaths, 55,000 infant deaths, and 1,60,000 child deaths.