Cuba vs Somalia: Share of births by age of mother
Cuba
15.0%
in 2023
Somalia
15.2%
in 2023
Cuba rank
42nd
Somalia rank
39th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Cuba
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 15.2% against 15.0% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.4% | 8.6% | 14.8% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 9.2% | 13.3% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 9.9% | 17.2% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 12.1% | 17.4% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 13.2% | 3.6% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.1% | 0.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 15.5% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 0.1% | 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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 15.2% against 15.0% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cuba and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Somalia rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Cuba ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 39th 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.