Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1979

Eastern Africa
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.11
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.11 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 7,015,637 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.11
Births
7,015,637
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
142,236,310
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
10-1414.11.0%125,745
15-19160.411.3%1,198,483
20-24287.220.2%1,796,680
25-29296.820.9%1,536,379
30-34271.219.1%1,137,616
35-39221.715.6%748,537
40-44132.49.3%378,975
45-4936.32.6%88,847
50-542.10.2%4,381