Bangladesh vs Uganda: Share of births by age of mother
Bangladesh
18.4%
in 2023
Uganda
18.1%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
20th
Uganda rank
21st
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Bangladesh
- Uganda
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 18.4% against 18.1% in Uganda, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.4% | 19.4% | 3.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 22.6% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 26.1% | 24.1% | 2.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 22.1% | 5.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 21.5% | 9.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 19.8% | 10.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 19.2% | 5.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.3% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Bangladesh or Uganda?
- Bangladesh, at 18.4% against 18.1% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Bangladesh ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.