Cuba vs Panama: Share of births by age of mother
Cuba
15.0%
in 2023
Panama
14.7%
in 2023
Cuba rank
42nd
Panama rank
45th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 15.0% against 14.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 42nd and Panama ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.4% | 16.1% | 7.3% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 17.0% | 5.5% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 19.0% | 8.0% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 20.2% | 9.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 19.4% | 2.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 19.5% | 4.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 18.8% | 3.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.0% | 0.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Cuba or Panama?
- Cuba, at 15.0% against 14.7% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cuba and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Cuba ranks 42nd and Panama ranks 45th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.