TABLE 9. CHILD PROTECTION Birth Female genital mutilation/cutting registration (%)+ Justification of 2004–2015* + ++ + Child labour (%) Child marriage (%) (%) wife-beating (%) Violent discipline (%) Countries 2009–2015* 2008–2014* 2010–2015* prevalence attitudes 2010–2015* 2010–2015* married by married by support for and areas a b c total male female 15 18 total women girls the practice male female total male female Niue – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Norway – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Oman – – – – – – – – – – 8 – – – Pakistan – – – 3 21 34 – – – 32y 42y – – – Palau – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Panama 6y 8y 3y 7 26 96 – – – – 6 45y 47y 43y Papua New Guinea – – – 2x 21x – – – – – – – – – Paraguay 28y 32y 24y – 18x 85y – – – – – – – – Peru 34x,y 31x,y 36x,y 3 19 97y – – – – – – – – Philippines 11y 14y 8y 2 15 90 – – – – 13 – – – Poland – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Portugal 3x,y 4x,y 3x,y – – 100v – – – – – – – – Qatar – – – 0 4 – – – – 16 7 50y 53y 46y Republic of Korea – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Republic of Moldova 16 20 12 0 12 100 – – – 13 11 76 77 74 Romania 1x 1x 1x – – – – – – – – – – – Russian Federation – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Rwanda 29 27 30 1 8 63 – – – 25 56 – – – Saint Kitts and Nevis – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Saint Lucia 4 5 3 1 8 92 – – – – 7 68 71 64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Samoa – – – 1 11 59 – – – 30 37 – – – San Marino – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Sao Tome and Principe 26y – – 5 34 95 – – – 14 19 80y – – Saudi Arabia – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Senegal 15 19 10 9 32 73 25 13 16 27 57 – – – Serbia 10y 12y 7y 0 3 99 – – – – 4 43y 44y 42y Seychelles – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Sierra Leone 37 38 37 13 39 77 90 31y 69 34 63 82 81 82 Singapore – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Slovakia – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Slovenia – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Solomon Islands – – – 3x 22x – – – – 65x 69x 72x,y – – Somalia 49x 45x 54x 8x 45x 3x 98 46y 65 – 76x,y – – – South Africa – – – 1x 6x 85y – – – – – – – – South Sudan – – – 9 52 35 – – – – 79 – – – Spain – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Sri Lanka 3y 3y 2y 2x 12x 97x – – – – 53x,y – – – State of Palestine 6 7 4 1 15 99 – – – – – 92y 93y 92y Sudan 25y – – 7 33 67 87 32 41 – 34 64y – – Suriname 4 4 4 5 19 99 – – – – 13 86 87 85 Swaziland 7 8 7 1 7 54 – – – 17 20 88y – – Sweden – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Switzerland – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – Syrian Arab Republic 4x 5x 3x 3x 13x 96x – – – – – 89x 90x 88x Tajikistan 10x 9x 11x 0 12 88 – – – – 60 78x 80x 75x Thailand 8x 8x 8x 4 22 99y – – – – 13 – – – The former Yugoslav Republic 13 12 13 1 7 100 – – – – 15 69 71 67 of Macedonia Timor-Leste 4x 4x 4x 3 19 55 – – – 81 86 – – – Togo 28y 29y 27y 6 22 78 5 0 1 18 29 81y 81y 80y Tonga – – – 0 6 93 – – – 21 29 – – – Trinidad and Tobago 1x 1x 1x 2x 8x 97x – – – – 8x 77x 78x 77x Tunisia 2 3 2 0 2 99 – – – – 30 93 94 92 Turkey 6y 8y 4y 1 15 99y – – – – 13 – – – Turkmenistan – – – 1x 7x 96x – – – – 38x,y – – – Tuvalu – – – 0x 10x 50x – – – 73x 70x – – – Uganda 16y 17y 16y 10 40 30 1 1 9 44 58 – – – Ukraine 2 3 2 0 9 100 – – – 9 3 61 68 55 United Arab Emirates – – – – – 100y – – – – – – – – United Kingdom – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – United Republic of Tanzania 29y 29y 28y 7 37 15y 15 3y 6 38 54 – – – United States – – – – – 100v – – – – – – – – THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2016 152