Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Sierra Leone: Adolescent fertility rate

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
39.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Sierra Leone
91.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
22nd
Sierra Leone rank
22nd

Adolescent fertility rate over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 91.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 39.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 51.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 131.89 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 203.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 71.61 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sierra Leone
1970s 113.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 198.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 85.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sierra Leone
1980s 99.13 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 177.94 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 78.81 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sierra Leone
1990s 71.34 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 160.04 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 88.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sierra Leone
2000s 54.54 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 148.73 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 94.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sierra Leone
2010s 49.27 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 117.74 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 68.47 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sierra Leone
2020s 41.58 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 95.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 54.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescent fertility rate, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 91.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 39.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescent fertility rate between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sierra Leone?
51.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sierra Leone?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sierra Leone rank globally for adolescent fertility rate?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Unit
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.