Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1978

Eastern Africa
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.12 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 6,802,040 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
6,802,040
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
138,021,512
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
10-1414.51.0%124,491
15-19162.011.4%1,169,221
20-24288.320.2%1,734,656
25-29297.220.9%1,481,474
30-34270.919.0%1,098,235
35-39221.615.6%730,730
40-44132.19.3%371,978
45-4936.22.5%87,010
50-542.10.2%4,256