Cameroon vs Uganda: Share of births by age of mother
Cameroon
17.8%
in 2023
Uganda
18.1%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Uganda rank
21st
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 18.1% against 17.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.0% | 19.4% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 21.0% | 22.6% | 1.5% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 24.1% | 3.1% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 22.1% | 0.5% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 21.5% | 0.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 19.2% | 1.5% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 18.3% | 0.8% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 18.1% against 17.8% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Cameroon ranks 24th 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.