Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Birth rate by women's age group

Cameroon
106.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
106.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
17th

Birth rate by women's age group over time

  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 106.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 106.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 154.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 129.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 25.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 Cameroon
1960s 173.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 133.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 40.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 Cameroon
1970s 176.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 135.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 40.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 Cameroon
1980s 172.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 134.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 37.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 Cameroon
1990s 146.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 124.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 22.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 Cameroon
2000s 133.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 124 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 9.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 Cameroon
2010s 121.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 117.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 4.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 Cameroon
2020s 109.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 108.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 0.6235 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 106.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 106.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
Cameroon ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate by women's age group
Unit
live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.