Dominica vs Kenya: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Dominica
28.21 years
in 2023
Kenya
28.2 years
in 2023
Dominica rank
184th
Kenya rank
185th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Dominica
- Kenya
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 28.21 years against 28.2 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Dominica ranks 184th and Kenya ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.97 years | 29.69 years | 0.7213 years | Kenya |
| 1960s | 28.88 years | 29.53 years | 0.6567 years | Kenya |
| 1970s | 28.22 years | 29.67 years | 1.45 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 27.41 years | 29.39 years | 1.98 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 27.76 years | 28.7 years | 0.9407 years | Kenya |
| 2000s | 28.17 years | 28.41 years | 0.2415 years | Kenya |
| 2010s | 28.14 years | 28.14 years | 0.0039 years | Dominica |
| 2020s | 28.2 years | 28.22 years | 0.023 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Dominica or Kenya?
- Dominica, at 28.21 years against 28.2 years in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Dominica and Kenya?
- 0.01 years, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Kenya rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Dominica ranks 184th and Kenya ranks 185th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.