For a woman, becoming a mother is one of the most beautiful moments of her life. However, there is a necessary age to become a mother, because becoming a mother before that affects the development of the child.
Sometimes its effect is seen on both mother and child. With becoming a mother, many responsibilities come in a woman’s life. They have to take full care of their own health as well as that of 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 an early age. Come, let us tell you in which country of the world do women become mothers at the youngest age?
In which country do girls become mothers at an early 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 between the average age of 18 to 19.6 years. Most of these are from South Africa region. According to the report, Angola is the country where women become mothers at the youngest age. After Angola, our neighboring country Bangladesh comes second, here women become mothers at an average age of 18.1 years. Niger comes at third place, 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 years said that they had given 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.
due to early motherhood
These figures show that the issue of becoming a mother at an early age still remains 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 it. Talking about Bangladesh, it is a Muslim majority country, where about 51 percent of girls are married before the age of 18 years. Women in Bangladesh have to face many problems due to early marriage and childbearing.