The State of The World'S Children - Special Edition

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
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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

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
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TABLE 9. CHILD PROTECTION

daughters
Attitude
towards
domestic
violence
20012008*
Child
disability
19992008*
Child
discipline
20052007*
total
total
total
total

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
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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

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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TABLE 9.

Female genital mutilation/