For a woman, becoming a mother is one of the most beautiful moments of her life. However, there is a necessary age for becoming a mother, because becoming a mother before that affects the development of the child. Sometimes its effect can be seen on both the mother and the child. With becoming a mother, many responsibilities come into the life of a woman. She has to take full care of her own health as well as the child. This is the reason why women in developed countries take the decision to become mothers late. At the same time, in some economically backward countries, women become mothers at a young age. Let us tell you in which country of the world women become mothers at the youngest age?
In which country girls become mothers at a young age?
According to a report by WorldAtlas, there are a total of 21 countries in the world, where women give birth to their first child on an average between the ages of 18 and 19.6 years. Most of these are from the South Africa region. According to the report, Angola is the country where women become mothers at the youngest age. After Angola, our neighbouring country bangladesh comes second, where women become mothers at an average age of 18.1 years. Niger comes third, where the average age of giving birth to the first child is 18.1 years. In Chad, this figure is 18.2 years. Niger is a country where 51 percent of women aged 20 to 24 said that they gave birth to their first child at the age of 18. In Mali, this figure is 18.6 years and in Uganda and Ghana, the average age of becoming a mother is 18.6 years and 18.9 years.
Reasons for becoming a mother early
These figures show that cases of becoming a mother at an early age are still a challenge across the world. This trend is especially seen in African and South Asian countries, where lack of education, lack of awareness, poverty and traditional thinking are the main reasons behind this. Talking about bangladesh, it is a Muslim majority country, where about 51 percent of girls are married before the age of 18. women in bangladesh have to face many problems due to marriage and giving birth to children at a young age.
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