Dominica vs Gambia: Share of births by age of mother
Dominica
10.4%
in 2023
Gambia
10.6%
in 2023
Dominica rank
81st
Gambia rank
79th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Dominica
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Dominica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Dominica ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.4% | 21.9% | 6.5% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 17.1% | 20.2% | 3.2% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 20.8% | 1.2% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 19.6% | 3.4% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 17.5% | 1.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 0.3% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.4% | 1.2% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 0.1% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Dominica or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Dominica and Gambia?
- 0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Gambia rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Dominica ranks 81st and Gambia ranks 79th 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.