Mauritania vs World: Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)
Mauritania
6.27 per 1,000 people
in 2019
World
1.02 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
6th
World rank
7th
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) over time
- Mauritania
- World
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 6.27 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in World, a difference of 5.25 per 1,000 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 6.2 times World's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 6th and World ranks 7th of 219 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.12 per 1,000 people | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 12.36 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 10.02 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 8.44 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adolescent birth rate, Mauritania or World?
- Mauritania, at 6.27 per 1,000 people against 1.02 per 1,000 people in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in adolescent birth rate between Mauritania and World?
- 5.25 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and World rank globally for adolescent birth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 6th and World ranks 7th 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.