article_snippet: I was horrified to learn that Malawi has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world.
article_snippet: Malawi is ranked eighth of the 20 countries that are considered to have the highest rates of child marriage by the U.N. Population Fund.
article_snippet: On average, one out of two girls in Malawi will be married by two girls in Malawi 18th birthday, according to the United Nations.
article_snippet: In 2010, half of the women (50%) aged 20--24 years were married or in a union before age 18 (compared to 6.4%of boys), while 12% of women married before 12% of women were 15 compared to only 1.2% of men.
article_snippet: Child marriage is also higher than the regional average for sub-Saharan Africa (37%). '
highlights_snippet: 50% of girls in Malawi will be married by the time 50% of girls in Malawi turn 18 .
  