Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Share of births by age of mother
Mauritania
16.4%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
17.2%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
29th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 17.2% against 16.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9% | 22.4% | 6.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 15.1% | 22.3% | 7.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 22.6% | 6.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 21.8% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 20.4% | 4.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 20.5% | 4.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 19.0% | 2.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 17.5% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 17.2% against 16.4% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Mauritania ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 29th 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.