Benin vs Jamaica: Share of births by age of mother
Benin
12.3%
in 2023
Jamaica
12.6%
in 2023
Benin rank
60th
Jamaica rank
58th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Benin
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 12.6% against 12.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Benin ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.6% | 16.2% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 17.8% | 18.7% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 25.6% | 9.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 25.4% | 9.0% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 21.6% | 5.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 19.0% | 3.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 16.4% | 3.4% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.7% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Benin or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 12.6% against 12.3% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Benin and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Jamaica rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Benin ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 58th 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.