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Moreover, early and forced marriages continue to happen - with nearly one out of every four women in India married before they turn 18.A Family and social norms have been pushing women into marriage and motherhood - leaving them without a choice. 'So many women lack control over their bodies, including the right to have children - to decide when they want to have them and how many,' said Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director at Population Foundation of India, in a statement.Īccording to the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (2019-21), India`s unmet need for contraception is 9.4 per cent, indicating that even when couples want to adopt a contraceptive method, it is not available to them. Close to 257 million women worldwide have an unmet need for safe, reliable contraception. The SWOP report noted that 44 per cent of partnered women and girls in 68 reporting countries do not have the right to make informed decisions about their bodies on matters of sex, contraception and seeking health care. Meanwhile, the report also highlighted the issues of women`s decreased right to bodily autonomy. Instead, they should be seen as a symbol of progress, development, and aspirations if individual rights and choices are being upheld,' she said. 'Yet, population numbers should not trigger anxiety or create alarm. 'The Indian survey findings suggest that population anxieties have seeped into large portions of the general public,' Andrea Wojnar, Representative for UNFPA India, said in a statement. The figures for India are 74 and 71, according to the report. However, China is doing better than India in the context of life expectancy, which in the case of women is 82 and 76 that of men. While 69 per cent are in the 15-64 age category, about 14 per cent or nearly 200 million people are above the age of 65. On the other hand, China has about 17 per cent of the population under 14 years of age, 12 per cent in the 10-19 age group, 18 per cent in the 10-24 age group. About 68 per cent are in the 15-64 age category, while those above 65 are just 7 per cent. Further, the latest UNFPA report stated that in India 25 per cent of the population constitutes children aged 0-14, 18 per cent are those aged 10-19 years, 26 per cent belong to the 10-24 age group.

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