Cameroon vs Guatemala: Share of births by age of mother
Cameroon
17.8%
in 2023
Guatemala
17.7%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Guatemala rank
25th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Cameroon
- Guatemala
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 17.8% against 17.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Guatemala ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.0% | 17.7% | 2.3% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 21.0% | 16.9% | 4.2% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 18.3% | 2.7% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 17.0% | 4.6% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 17.8% | 2.9% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.1% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 19.9% | 2.1% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 18.1% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Cameroon or Guatemala?
- Cameroon, at 17.8% against 17.7% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guatemala rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Guatemala ranks 25th 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.