What is the difference in birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?

3.3 per 1,000 population, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?

11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19

Burkina Faso

92.94 per 1,000 population

in 2020

Mauritania

89.64 per 1,000 population

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

Mauritania rank

23rd

Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 over time

Burkina Faso
Mauritania

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 92.94 per 1,000 population against 89.64 per 1,000 population in Mauritania, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000 population.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 216 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	132.94 per 1,000 population	107.16 per 1,000 population	25.78 per 1,000 population	Burkina Faso
2010s	121.57 per 1,000 population	93.46 per 1,000 population	28.11 per 1,000 population	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?: Burkina Faso, at 92.94 per 1,000 population against 89.64 per 1,000 population in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 3.3 per 1,000 population, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 23rd of 216 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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Indicator: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19
Unit: per 1,000 population
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 3,707 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years).