Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1973

Eastern Africa
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.10 children per woman in 1973 — 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, 5,870,377 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.10
Births
5,870,377
Births per 1,000 people
49.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
119,501,530
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
10-1416.01.1%118,004
15-19167.211.8%1,017,002
20-24284.820.1%1,450,553
25-29295.220.8%1,255,237
30-34269.919.0%952,368
35-39217.815.4%659,978
40-44129.89.2%335,922
45-4935.92.5%77,530
50-542.10.2%3,778