Kenya vs Namibia: Share of births by age of mother
Kenya
12.1
in 2023
Namibia
12.28
in 2023
Kenya rank
64th
Namibia rank
61st
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 12.28 against 12.1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.18.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 64th and Namibia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.89 | 10.24 | 10.65 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 18.24 | 11.81 | 6.43 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 20.13 | 13.13 | 7 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 19.75 | 14.35 | 5.41 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 18.42 | 14.21 | 4.21 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 18.34 | 15.57 | 2.77 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 14.91 | 14.01 | 0.905 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 12.23 | 12.18 | 0.0584 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 12.28 against 12.1 in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.18, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Kenya ranks 64th and Namibia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.