Latin America & Caribbean vs Somalia: Adolescent fertility rate
Latin America & Caribbean
50.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Somalia
115.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
15th
Somalia rank
12th
Adolescent fertility rate over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 115.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 50.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 65.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.03 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 81.77 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 20.26 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 97.18 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 80.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 16.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 90.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 110.02 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 19.49 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 86.64 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 123.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 36.56 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 77.58 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 133.93 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 56.35 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 67.24 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 131.08 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 63.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 52.27 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 119.11 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 66.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adolescent fertility rate, Latin America & Caribbean or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 115.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 50.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adolescent fertility rate between Latin America & Caribbean and Somalia?
- 65.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Somalia rank globally for adolescent fertility rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 12th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.