Canada vs United States: Rate of twin deliveries
Canada
1.55
in 2019
United States
1.58
in 2021
Canada rank
9th
United States rank
6th
Rate of twin deliveries over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.58 against 1.55 in Canada, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1921 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 23 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.22 | 1.16 | 0.0622 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.17 | 1.15 | 0.0206 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.11 | 1.05 | 0.0567 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.05 | 0.062 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 0.9948 | 0.066 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.9086 | 0.9453 | 0.0366 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.9691 | 1.03 | 0.0653 | United States |
| 1990s | 1.14 | 1.28 | 0.1431 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.61 | 0.1124 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.69 | 0.0932 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of twin deliveries, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 1.58 against 1.55 in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of twin deliveries between Canada and United States?
- 0.03, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2019.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for rate of twin deliveries?
- Canada ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rate of twin deliveries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.