How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United States of America?

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 United States of America: Births, by age of mother

Cameroon

154 births

in 2023

United States of America

154 births

in 2023

Cameroon rank

35th

United States of America rank

35th

Births, by age of mother over time

Cameroon
United States of America

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 154 births against 154 births in United States of America, a difference of 0 births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 35th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1950s	179.8 births	231.3 births	51.5 births	United States of America
1960s	208.4 births	169.8 births	38.6 births	Cameroon
1970s	234.7 births	0 births	234.7 births	Cameroon
1980s	252.8 births	0 births	252.8 births	Cameroon
1990s	244.4 births	10.5 births	233.9 births	Cameroon
2000s	190.9 births	89.2 births	101.7 births	Cameroon
2010s	147.5 births	160 births	12.5 births	United States of America
2020s	148 births	154.75 births	6.75 births	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Cameroon or United States of America?: Cameroon, at 154 births against 154 births in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Cameroon and United States of America?: 0 births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United States of America?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and United States of America rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Cameroon ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 35th 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.