Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Birth rate by women's age group
Cameroon
106.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Sierra Leone
93.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Sierra Leone rank
21st
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 106.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 93.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 13.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 154.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 194.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 40.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 173.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 203.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 29.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 176.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 198.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 22.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 172.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 177.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 146.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 160.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 13.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 133.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 148.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 121.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 117.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 109.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 96.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.35 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 Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon, at 106.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 93.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 13.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st 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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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.