Africa Eastern and Southern vs Mauritania: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.62 births per woman against 4.16 births per woman in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.46 births per woman.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.73 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 0.3237 births per woman | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1970s | 6.77 births per woman | 6.71 births per woman | 0.0597 births per woman | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 6.51 births per woman | 6.44 births per woman | 0.0702 births per woman | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1990s | 5.88 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 0.0537 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.36 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 0.046 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.74 births per woman | 5.22 births per woman | 0.4826 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.29 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 0.4827 births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Africa Eastern and Southern or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.62 births per woman against 4.16 births per woman in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Africa Eastern and Southern and Mauritania?
- 0.46 births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Mauritania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.