Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1964

Eastern Africa
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.96
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.96 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,552,219 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.96
Births
4,552,219
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
92,492,917
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
10-1416.01.2%88,300
15-19151.510.9%703,021
20-24282.320.3%1,101,893
25-29298.721.4%1,016,827
30-34269.519.3%793,320
35-39212.515.3%527,984
40-44123.88.9%255,969
45-4936.22.6%61,762
50-542.30.2%3,149