Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1971

Eastern Africa
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.07
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.07 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 5,562,629 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.07
Births
5,562,629
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
112,989,678
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%107,004
15-19166.011.7%948,753
20-24284.020.1%1,366,161
25-29296.321.0%1,191,754
30-34269.819.1%920,647
35-39216.715.3%634,540
40-44127.59.0%316,118
45-4936.02.5%74,007
50-542.20.2%3,638