Lesotho vs Marshall Islands: Birth rate by women's age group
Lesotho
70.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Marshall Islands
71.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Lesotho rank
39th
Marshall Islands rank
38th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Lesotho
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 71.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 70.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.2 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 Marshall Islands ahead.
Lesotho ranks 39th and Marshall Islands ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 93.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 142.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 48.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 94.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 148.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 53.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 100.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 153.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 53.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 96.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 155.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 59.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 81.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 128.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 46.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 83.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 103.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 84.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 77.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 72.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 71.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.9855 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Lesotho or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 71.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 70.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 1.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Marshall Islands rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Lesotho ranks 39th and Marshall Islands ranks 38th 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.