El Salvador vs Mauritania: Share of births by age of mother
El Salvador
15.4%
in 2023
Mauritania
16.4%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
35th
Mauritania rank
32nd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- El Salvador
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.4% against 15.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.2% | 15.9% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 15.0% | 15.1% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 16.0% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 18.8% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 15.9% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 15.8% | 5.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 16.2% | 4.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.3% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 16.4% against 15.4% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between El Salvador and Mauritania?
- 1.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 32nd 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.