Health > Births and maternity Stats: compare key data on Gambia & United States

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Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
Births attended by skill personnel: Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage.
Caesarean birth rate: Percentage of live births that are delivered through a cesarean section, more commonly referred to as a c-section.
Crude birth rate: Country's crude birth rate. The crude birth rate is the number of live births for every 1,000 people.
Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
Maternal death rate: Number of mothers who died giving birth, out of 100,000 births.
Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Number of births: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.
Percent of births registered: Civil registration coverage of births (%).
Teenage birth rate: Percentage of females aged 15-19 who give birth, out of all females the same age in the country.
Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.

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STAT	Gambia	United States
Average age of mother at childbirth	30.2 Ranked 6th. 8% more than United States	28 Ranked 18th.
Births attended by skill personnel	56.6% Ranked 41st.	99% Ranked 16th. 75% more than Gambia
Caesarean birth rate	3% Ranked 111th.	31% Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Gambia
Crude birth rate	46.2 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	13.5 Ranked 24th.
Future births	122.98 Ranked 94th.	5,124.49 Ranked 4th. 42 times more than Gambia
Infant mortality rate	49.2 Ranked 34th. 8 times more than United States	6 Ranked 151st.
Maternal death rate	360 per 100,000 live births Ranked 26th. 17 times more than United States	21 per 100,000 live births Ranked 131st.
Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	52 Ranked 79th. The same as United States	52 Ranked 83th.
Number of births	49,181 Ranked 9th.	4.13 million Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Gambia
Percent of births registered	55	>90
Teenage birth rate	118 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States	34.2 Ranked 18th.
Total fertility rate	2.01% Ranked 25th. 1% more than United States	1.99% Ranked 33th.

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