Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Share of births by age of mother
Uganda
18.1%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
18.5%
in 2023
Uganda rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
19th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 18.5% against 18.1% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.4% | 18.7% | 0.8% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 22.6% | 18.7% | 3.8% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 24.1% | 18.9% | 5.1% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 16.9% | 5.2% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.0% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.5% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.8% | 2.4% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.6% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Uganda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 18.5% against 18.1% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Uganda and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Uganda ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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.