Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1974

Eastern Africa
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.11
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.11 children per woman in 1974 — 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, 6,054,902 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.11
Births
6,054,902
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
123,030,034
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%120,327
15-19168.211.8%1,058,709
20-24285.720.1%1,504,505
25-29295.020.8%1,295,356
30-34270.119.0%975,011
35-39218.415.4%673,678
40-44130.59.2%344,101
45-4935.92.5%79,364
50-542.10.1%3,837