Eritrea vs Sudan: Birth rate by women's age group
Eritrea
65.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Sudan
66.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Eritrea rank
49th
Sudan rank
47th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 66.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 65.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 49th and Sudan ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 119.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 174.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 54.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 115.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 188.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 72.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 96.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 150 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 53.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 96.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 105.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 9.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 99.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 100.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 82.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 100.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 17.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 72.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 80.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 66.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 68.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Eritrea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 66.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 65.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 0.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Eritrea ranks 49th and Sudan ranks 47th 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.