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Health > Teenage mother birth rate: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Teenage mothers are the percentage of women ages 15-19 who already have children or are currently pregnant.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MozambiqueMozambique 41 2003
2 NigerNiger 39.3 2006
3 ChadChad 36.6 2004
4 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 36.1 1995
5 MaliMali 35.5 2006
6 MalawiMalawi 34.1 2004
=7 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 34 2008
=7 MadagascarMadagascar 34 2004
=9 BangladeshBangladesh 32.7 2007
=9 GabonGabon 32.7 2000
11 LiberiaLiberia 32.1 2007
12 GuineaGuinea 31.8 2005
13 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 31 1999
14 AngolaAngola 28.6 2007
=15 CameroonCameroon 28.4 2004
=15 BotswanaBotswana 28.4 1988
17 ZambiaZambia 27.9 2007
18 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 27.3 2005
19 PeruPeru 26.4 2006
20 TanzaniaTanzania 26 2005
21 NicaraguaNicaragua 25.2 2006
22 UgandaUganda 24.9 2006
23 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 23.8 2007
24 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 23.2 2003
25 KenyaKenya 23 2003
26 NigeriaNigeria 22.9 2008
27 SwazilandSwaziland 22.6 2007
28 El SalvadorEl Salvador 21.6 2002
29 HondurasHonduras 21.5 2006
30 BeninBenin 21.4 2006
31 ZimbabweZimbabwe 21.2 2006
32 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 20.6 2007
33 ColombiaColombia 20.5 2005
34 LesothoLesotho 20.2 2004
=35 EcuadorEcuador 19.4 2004
=35 TogoTogo 19.4 1998
37 GuatemalaGuatemala 19.2 2002
38 SenegalSenegal 18.9 2005
39 NepalNepal 18.5 2006
40 BrazilBrazil 18 1996
41 MexicoMexico 17.9 1987
42 EthiopiaEthiopia 16.6 2005
=43 IndiaIndia 16 2006
=43 South AfricaSouth Africa 16 1998
45 MauritaniaMauritania 15.8 2001
46 BoliviaBolivia 15.7 2003
47 NamibiaNamibia 15.4 2007
=48 HaitiHaiti 14 2006
=48 EritreaEritrea 14 2002
50 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 13.8 1987
51 GhanaGhana 13.3 2008
52 ParaguayParaguay 13.2 2004
53 SudanSudan 10.9 1990
54 ThailandThailand 10.5 1987
=55 GeorgiaGeorgia 10.2 2005
=55 TurkeyTurkey 10.2 1998
57 PhilippinesPhilippines 9.9 2008
58 UzbekistanUzbekistan 9.5 1996
59 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 9.4 1997
=60 PakistanPakistan 9.1 2007
=60 ComorosComoros 9.1 1996
62 IndonesiaIndonesia 8.5 2007
63 CambodiaCambodia 7.8 2005
64 KazakhstanKazakhstan 7.1 2006
65 MoroccoMorocco 6.5 2004
66 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 6.3 2006
=67 MaldivesMaldives 6.1 2005
=67 MoldovaMoldova 6.1 2005
69 BurundiBurundi 5.9 1987
70 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5 1987
71 ArmeniaArmenia 4.7 2005
72 CroatiaCroatia 4.4 2006
73 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 4.3 2000
74 UkraineUkraine 4.2 2007
=75 JordanJordan 4.1 2007
=75 RwandaRwanda 4.1 2005
77 VietnamVietnam 3.4 2002
78 TunisiaTunisia 2.9 1988

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Interesting observations about Health > Teenage mother birth rate

  • All of the top 3 countries by teenage mother birth rate are Hot countries.
  • All of the top 2 countries by teenage mother birth rate are Sub-Saharan African.
  • 33 of the top 52 countries by teenage mother birth rate are Christian.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by teenage mother birth rate are Muslim.
  • Liberia has ranked in the top 2 for teenage mother birth rate since 1986.
  • Mali has ranked in the top 2 for teenage mother birth rate since 1987.
  • Mozambique has had the highest teenage mother birth rate since 1997.
  • Malawi has ranked in the top 2 for teenage mother birth rate since 1992.
  • Chad has ranked in the top 2 for teenage mother birth rate since 1997.
  • Nigeria has ranked in the top 2 for teenage mother birth rate since 2003.
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