El Salvador vs Lesotho: Share of births by age of mother
El Salvador
15.4%
in 2023
Lesotho
15.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
35th
Lesotho rank
37th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 15.4% against 15.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.2% | 12.2% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 15.0% | 12.7% | 2.3% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 13.9% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 13.5% | 7.1% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 15.1% | 6.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 18.6% | 2.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 16.0% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- El Salvador, at 15.4% against 15.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 37th 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.