Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19

Cameroon
98.05 per 1,000 population
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo
109 per 1,000 population
in 2016
Cameroon rank
19th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
16th

Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 over time

  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 109 per 1,000 population against 98.05 per 1,000 population in Cameroon, a difference of 10.95 per 1,000 population.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 134.64 per 1,000 population 127.43 per 1,000 population 7.21 per 1,000 population Cameroon
2010s 125.93 per 1,000 population 123.69 per 1,000 population 2.24 per 1,000 population Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 109 per 1,000 population against 98.05 per 1,000 population in Cameroon as of 2016.
What is the difference in birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
10.95 per 1,000 population, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th 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

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
215 places, 3,684 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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