Mauritania vs Mexico: Share of births by age of mother
Mauritania
16.4%
in 2023
Mexico
16.5%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
32nd
Mexico rank
31st
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Mauritania
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 16.5% against 16.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 15.1% | 15.4% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 17.8% | 1.7% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 17.6% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 16.6% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 17.1% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 17.9% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.6% | 0.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Mauritania or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 16.5% against 16.4% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Mauritania and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Mauritania ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 31st 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.