Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1966

Eastern Africa
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.01
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.01 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,821,247 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.01
Births
4,821,247
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
97,848,281
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
10-1415.31.1%89,727
15-19154.011.0%756,479
20-24284.420.3%1,176,702
25-29299.821.4%1,064,993
30-34270.919.3%833,039
35-39214.515.3%561,227
40-44124.38.9%270,539
45-4936.32.6%65,235
50-542.20.2%3,299