Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1969

Eastern Africa
1969
Total fertility rate: 7.04
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Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.04 children per woman in 1969 — 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, 5,243,139 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
5,243,139
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
106,660,496
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
10-1415.71.1%100,901
15-19158.211.2%849,746
20-24285.520.3%1,295,767
25-29298.621.2%1,135,383
30-34270.219.2%887,159
35-39215.415.3%605,573
40-44125.08.9%294,565
45-4936.22.6%70,474
50-542.20.2%3,552