Kenya vs Panama: Birth rate by women's age group
Kenya
56.31 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
Kenya rank
60th
Panama rank
59th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 57.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 56.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Kenya, a difference of 1.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 60th and Panama ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 167.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 127.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 40.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 176.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 130.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 45.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 170.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 116.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 53.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 146.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 101.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 45.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 124.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 93.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 30.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 116.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 90.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 85.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 84.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.3263 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 58.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 58.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.8052 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Kenya or Panama?
- Panama, at 57.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 56.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Kenya and Panama?
- 1.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Kenya ranks 60th 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
Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.