Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1972

Eastern Africa
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.08
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.08 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 5,717,360 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.08
Births
5,717,360
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
116,188,037
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
10-1415.81.1%112,825
15-19167.811.9%989,347
20-24283.520.0%1,401,500
25-29295.420.9%1,222,858
30-34269.819.1%936,721
35-39217.215.3%648,078
40-44128.79.1%326,576
45-4935.92.5%75,770
50-542.10.2%3,699