Afghanistan vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)
Afghanistan
18 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean
1.66 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
1st
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
4th
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) over time
- Afghanistan
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 18 per 1,000 people against 1.66 per 1,000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 16.34 per 1,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 10.9 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.75 per 1,000 people | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 2.58 per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2.99 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 18 per 1,000 people | 1.91 per 1,000 people | 16.09 per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adolescent birth rate, Afghanistan or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Afghanistan, at 18 per 1,000 people against 1.66 per 1,000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adolescent birth rate between Afghanistan and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 16.34 per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for adolescent birth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.