Lesotho vs Paraguay: Birth rate by women's age group
Lesotho
70.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Paraguay
70.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Lesotho rank
39th
Paraguay rank
40th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Lesotho
- Paraguay
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 70.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 70.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Lesotho ranks 39th and Paraguay ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 93.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 109.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 94.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 92.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 100.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 83.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 96.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 96.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.0456 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 81.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 92.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 83.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 75.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 84.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 76.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 72.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 71.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.8623 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 Paraguay?
- Lesotho, at 70.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 70.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Lesotho and Paraguay?
- 0.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Paraguay rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Lesotho ranks 39th and Paraguay ranks 40th 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.