Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1962

Eastern Africa
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.92
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.92 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 4,311,000 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.92
Births
4,311,000
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
87,546,133
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
10-1417.11.2%88,543
15-19148.810.8%651,744
20-24279.520.2%1,042,952
25-29297.221.5%970,571
30-34267.719.4%753,636
35-39211.115.3%498,875
40-44123.68.9%243,098
45-4936.12.6%58,566
50-542.30.2%2,998