Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1965

Eastern Africa
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.98
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.98 children per woman in 1965 — 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, 4,683,873 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.98
Births
4,683,873
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
95,145,365
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
10-1415.51.1%87,927
15-19152.810.9%730,382
20-24283.420.3%1,138,531
25-29299.321.4%1,041,350
30-34270.019.3%812,670
35-39213.315.3%544,097
40-44123.68.9%262,225
45-4936.22.6%63,476
50-542.30.2%3,220