Costa Rica vs Northern Mariana Islands: Birth rate by women's age group
Costa Rica
26.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
26.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
119th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
122nd
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Costa Rica
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 26.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 119th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 99.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 74.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 25.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 95.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 77.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 17.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 92.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 83.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 95.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 53.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 42.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 87.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 70.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 46.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 24.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 56.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 37.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 28.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Costa Rica or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Costa Rica, at 26.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 26.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.