Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19
Puerto Rico
12.27 per 1,000 population
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
13.33 per 1,000 population
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
144th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
142nd
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 over time
- Puerto Rico
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 13.33 per 1,000 population against 12.27 per 1,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.06 per 1,000 population.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 144th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 142nd of 216 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.69 per 1,000 population | 35.61 per 1,000 population | 25.08 per 1,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 36.34 per 1,000 population | 23.14 per 1,000 population | 13.19 per 1,000 population | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 13.72 per 1,000 population | 14.5 per 1,000 population | 0.78 per 1,000 population | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 13.33 per 1,000 population against 12.27 per 1,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 1.06 per 1,000 population, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 142nd 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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About this data
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years).