Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1981

Eastern Africa
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.07
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.07 children per woman in 1981 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 7,381,368 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.07
Births
7,381,368
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
150,605,999
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
10-1413.10.9%123,859
15-19155.311.0%1,224,777
20-24285.620.2%1,900,398
25-29295.920.9%1,635,347
30-34271.119.2%1,213,677
35-39221.715.7%793,381
40-44132.69.4%392,548
45-4936.82.6%92,742
50-542.20.2%4,642