Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1968

Eastern Africa
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.03
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.03 children per woman in 1968 — 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, 5,097,026 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.03
Births
5,097,026
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
103,611,189
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%96,445
15-19155.811.1%811,062
20-24285.320.3%1,254,572
25-29299.521.3%1,110,573
30-34271.119.3%871,620
35-39215.615.3%592,936
40-44125.48.9%287,583
45-4936.32.6%68,750
50-542.20.2%3,473