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Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) - Gender Statistics
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Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) - Gender Statistics (2009)
Rank
Country
Value
1
Democratic Republic of the Congo
190.65
2
Chad
155.32
3
Mali
155.09
4
Niger
152.46
5
Guinea
146.65
6
Uganda
141.56
7
Mozambique
139.25
8
Liberia
136.20
9
Zambia
133.03
10
Tanzania
128.09
11
Malawi
127.11
12
Madagascar
126.88
13
Guinea-Bissau
125.31
14
Burkina Faso
124.54
15
Sierra Leone
123.84
16
Cameroon
122.25
17
Ivory Coast
121.77
18
Equatorial Guinea
120.68
19
Angola
120.61
20
Nigeria
117.53
21
Afghanistan
116.74
22
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
114.28
23
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
111.62
24
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
111.61
25
Nicaragua
110.50
26
Benin
107.82
27
Dominican Republic
106.83
28
Republic of the Congo
106.40
29
Guatemala
104.21
30
Kenya
101.14
31
Least developed countries: UN classification
98.24
32
Senegal
96.55
33
Low income
96.55
34
Central African Republic
96.20
35
Ethiopia
94.39
36
Nepal
91.03
37
Honduras
90.08
38
Cape Verde
89.37
39
Venezuela
89.07
40
Gambia
87.10
41
Gabon
85.19
42
Ecuador
82.08
43
Mauritania
81.70
44
El Salvador
80.97
45
Panama
80.26
46
Iraq
80
47
Swaziland
78.28
48
Bolivia
75.93
49
Belize
75.56
50
Jamaica
74.76
51
Brazil
73.69
52
West Bank and Gaza
73.15
53
Colombia
72.32
54
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)
70.93
55
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)
70.69
56
Paraguay
69.42
57
Somalia
68.91
58
Lesotho
68.90
59
Bangladesh
67.51
60
Namibia
67.29
61
Costa Rica
66.64
62
India
64.45
63
Yemen
64.26
64
South Asia
63.35
65
Mexico
63.11
66
Togo
62.40
67
Eritrea
62.33
68
Sao Tome and Principe
61.95
69
Ghana
60.92
70
Zimbabwe
60.63
71
Uruguay
60.24
72
Guyana
59.83
73
St. Lucia
59.53
74
Chile
58.95
75
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
57.30
76
South Africa
56.29
77
Argentina
55.64
78
Syria
55.30
79
Low & middle income
54.45
80
Sudan
53.08
81
Bahamas
52.15
82
Peru
52.07
83
French Polynesia
51.57
84
Timor-Leste
51.52
85
Guam
50.84
86
Papua New Guinea
50.47
87
Puerto Rico
50.04
88
Botswana
49.53
89
Upper middle income
48.62
90
Cuba
45.78
91
Middle income
45.64
92
Lower middle income
44.89
93
Haiti
44.71
94
Vanuatu
44.23
95
Georgia
43.52
96
Comoros
43.19
97
Philippines
42.90
98
Barbados
42.86
99
Pakistan
42.02
100
Mauritius
40.94
101
Mayotte
40.52
102
Arab World
40.01
103
Bulgaria
39.98
104
Grenada
39.92
105
Solomon Islands
38.91
106
Suriname
37.97
107
Indonesia
37.45
108
Cambodia
37.21
109
Egypt
36.68
110
Thailand
36.28
111
Turkey
35.91
112
Armenia
35.15
113
Rwanda
35.02
114
Bhutan
34.74
115
Laos
34.50
116
Middle East & North Africa (developing only)
33.76
117
Trinidad and Tobago
33.75
118
Azerbaijan
32.79
119
Moldova
32.67
120
United States
32.55
121
Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)
32.40
122
Kyrgyzstan
31.51
123
Aruba
31.37
124
North America
30.62
125
Netherlands Antilles
30.31
126
Kazakhstan
29.46
127
Romania
29.27
128
Sri Lanka
28.60
129
Fiji
28.42
130
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
27.72
131
Ukraine
27.45
132
Tajikistan
27.32
133
Europe & Central Asia (developing only)
26.88
134
New Caledonia
26.01
135
OECD members
25.70
136
Saudi Arabia
24.96
137
Western Samoa
24.67
138
Brunei Darussalam
24.07
139
Russia
24.01
140
Jordan
23.78
141
Micronesia
22.70
142
United Kingdom
22.18
143
High income: nonOECD
22.06
144
Tonga
21.44
145
Serbia
21.35
146
Djibouti
21.27
147
New Zealand
20.75
148
Macedonia
20.59
149
Lithuania
20.47
150
Estonia
20.19
151
Belarus
20.04
152
Slovakia
19.82
153
Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)
19.27
154
Hungary
18.78
155
Morocco
18.73
156
Turkmenistan
18.50
157
Burundi
18.34
158
High income
17.94
159
Burma
17.88
160
High income: OECD
17.58
161
East Asia & Pacific (developing only)
17.34
162
Iran
17.25
163
East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)
16.60
164
Vietnam
16.25
165
Bahrain
16.16
166
Lebanon
15.66
167
Qatar
15.46
168
Bosnia and Herzegovina
15.21
169
Portugal
15.19
170
United Arab Emirates
15.10
171
Mongolia
15.07
172
Ireland
14.65
173
Albania
14.50
174
Montenegro
14.31
175
Latvia
14.26
176
Iceland
13.84
177
Australia
13.81
178
Croatia
13.80
179
Israel
13.73
180
Poland
13.40
181
Kuwait
12.92
182
Maldives
12.90
183
Uzbekistan
12.68
184
Malaysia
12.29
185
European Union
12.16
186
Canada
11.91
187
Austria
11.84
188
Spain
11.50
189
Luxembourg
11.44
190
Malta
10.64
191
Finland
10.61
192
Czech Republic
10.43
193
Oman
10.26
194
China
9.76
195
Channel Islands
9.18
196
Greece
8.30
197
Norway
7.95
198
Euro area
7.82
199
Belgium
7.27
200
Germany
7.21
201
Sweden
7.21
202
Algeria
7.01
203
Tunisia
6.86
204
France
6.43
205
Cyprus
5.74
206
Hong Kong
5.69
207
Denmark
5.68
208
North Korea
5.62
209
South Korea
5.62
210
Macau
5.29
211
Switzerland
5.22
212
Japan
4.80
213
Slovenia
4.72
214
Italy
4.55
215
Singapore
4.29
216
Netherlands
3.66
217
Libya
2.97
Country Comparison Graph