Study Shows Over Half of All Marriages in Yemen are with Girls 14 and Younger

From doctorbulldog:
Yemen: Over half of married women under 15, says report
Sanaa, 9 June (AKI) - Over half of women who marry in Yemen are under 15 years of age, said a field study conducted by Yemen’s Women and Development Study Centre, which is affiliated with the University of Sanaa.
According to the study which was cited in the Yemen Times newspaper, the rate of child marriage among females in Yemen reached 52 percent, compared to less than seven percent among males.
On top of that, in rural parts of Yemen, girls usually get married at an average age of 12 to 13 years old...more