Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1970

Eastern Africa
1970
Total fertility rate: 7.06
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.06 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 5,401,180 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.06
Births
5,401,180
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
109,784,398
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
10-1415.61.1%103,653
15-19161.411.4%893,680
20-24284.820.2%1,332,322
25-29297.821.1%1,163,768
30-34270.419.2%905,267
35-39216.415.3%620,973
40-44126.49.0%305,667
45-4936.12.6%72,241
50-542.20.2%3,595