Ghana vs Panama: Birth rate by women's age group
Ghana
58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Panama
57.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Ghana rank
56th
Panama rank
59th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Ghana
- Panama
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 57.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Panama, a difference of 0.9 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 Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 56th and Panama ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 150.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 127.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 22.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 150.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 130.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 129.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 116.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 116.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 101.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 96.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 93.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 76.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 90.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 13.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Panama |
| 2010s | 70.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 84.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Panama |
| 2020s | 59.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 58.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.7833 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Ghana or Panama?
- Ghana, at 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 57.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Ghana and Panama?
- 0.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Panama rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Ghana ranks 56th and Panama ranks 59th 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.