Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Share of births by age of mother
Burkina Faso
15.6%
in 2023
Mauritania
16.4%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Mauritania rank
32nd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.4% against 15.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 18.8% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.9% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.8% | 0.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 16.2% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 16.3% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 16.4% against 15.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 32nd 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.