Cameroon vs Uganda: Share of births by age of mother
Cameroon
17.78
in 2023
Uganda
18.12
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 18.12 against 17.78 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.34.
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 | 19.97 | 19.45 | 0.5264 | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 21.05 | 22.58 | 1.53 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 20.97 | 24.06 | 3.09 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 21.61 | 22.06 | 0.4508 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 20.73 | 21.46 | 0.7336 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 19.82 | 19.82 | 0.0007 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 17.79 | 19.24 | 1.45 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 17.59 | 18.35 | 0.753 | 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 18.12 against 17.78 in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.34, 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?
- 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.