Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1972

Cameroon
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.29
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.29 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 306,634 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.29
Births
306,634
Births per 1,000 people
45.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
6,806,872
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1416.91.3%6,564
15-19174.813.9%57,269
20-24283.822.6%76,759
25-29273.521.8%66,866
30-34213.817.0%46,520
35-39166.613.3%32,054
40-4496.17.6%16,036
45-4930.02.4%4,336
50-541.90.1%231