Botswana vs Kenya: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19
Botswana
48.09 per 1,000 population
in 2019
Kenya
45.81 per 1,000 population
in 2023
Botswana rank
69th
Kenya rank
72nd
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 48.09 per 1,000 population against 45.81 per 1,000 population in Kenya, a difference of 2.28 per 1,000 population.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 69th and Kenya ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.15 per 1,000 population | 120.98 per 1,000 population | 68.83 per 1,000 population | Kenya |
| 2010s | 41.99 per 1,000 population | 84.24 per 1,000 population | 42.25 per 1,000 population | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19, Botswana or Kenya?
- Botswana, at 48.09 per 1,000 population against 45.81 per 1,000 population in Kenya as of 2019.
- What is the difference in birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 between Botswana and Kenya?
- 2.28 per 1,000 population, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Botswana ranks 69th and Kenya ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)