Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Central America, 1972

Central America
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.24
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Central America was 6.24 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 3,118,312 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
3,118,312
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
72,718,121
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
10-146.60.5%30,876
15-19130.310.5%510,947
20-24281.422.6%897,348
25-29293.823.6%733,567
30-34252.220.2%496,262
35-39184.614.8%308,477
40-4482.76.6%122,962
45-4914.11.1%17,341
50-540.60.0%532