Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1976

Eastern Africa
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.12 children per woman in 1976 — 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, 6,428,188 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
6,428,188
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
130,397,167
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
10-1415.01.1%121,317
15-19166.611.7%1,124,507
20-24287.920.2%1,621,480
25-29295.720.8%1,382,365
30-34269.919.0%1,031,000
35-39219.815.4%701,743
40-44131.29.2%358,409
45-4936.02.5%83,341
50-542.10.1%4,018