Chad vs Sierra Leone: Share of births by age of mother
Chad
17.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
17.2%
in 2023
Chad rank
27th
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Chad
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Chad currently reports 17.5% against 17.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.2% | 22.4% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 23.2% | 22.3% | 0.9% | Chad |
| 1970s | 24.7% | 22.6% | 2.1% | Chad |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 21.8% | 2.5% | Chad |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.4% | 1.1% | Chad |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 20.5% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 19.0% | 0.7% | Chad |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 0.1% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Chad or Sierra Leone?
- Chad, at 17.5% against 17.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Chad ranks 27th and Sierra Leone ranks 29th 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.