Which has higher births, by age of mother, Cameroon or Mauritania?

Cameroon, at 154 births against 153 births in Mauritania as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Mauritania: Births, by age of mother

Cameroon

154 births

in 2023

Mauritania

153 births

in 2023

Cameroon rank

35th

Mauritania rank

37th

Births, by age of mother over time

Cameroon
Mauritania

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 154 births against 153 births in Mauritania, a difference of 1 births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	179.8 births	29.5 births	150.3 births	Cameroon
1960s	208.4 births	35.8 births	172.6 births	Cameroon
1970s	234.7 births	42.2 births	192.5 births	Cameroon
1980s	252.8 births	63.4 births	189.4 births	Cameroon
1990s	244.4 births	95.2 births	149.2 births	Cameroon
2000s	190.9 births	89.1 births	101.8 births	Cameroon
2010s	147.5 births	124.2 births	23.3 births	Cameroon
2020s	148 births	148.75 births	0.75 births	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Cameroon or Mauritania?: Cameroon, at 154 births against 153 births in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Cameroon and Mauritania?: 1 births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Cameroon ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.