Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1982

Eastern Africa
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.04
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.04 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 7,581,324 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
7,581,324
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
155,356,462
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
10-1413.20.9%129,051
15-19153.510.9%1,250,847
20-24285.520.3%1,960,570
25-29294.120.9%1,675,063
30-34270.019.2%1,248,990
35-39220.815.7%818,691
40-44131.89.4%398,761
45-4936.72.6%94,587
50-542.20.2%4,762