Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1983

Eastern Africa
1983
Total fertility rate: 7.00
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 7.00 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 7,783,575 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.00
Births
7,783,575
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
160,087,708
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
10-1413.00.9%131,940
15-19151.410.8%1,276,115
20-24284.620.3%2,016,978
25-29293.020.9%1,721,502
30-34269.119.2%1,289,631
35-39219.415.7%842,082
40-44130.59.3%404,141
45-4936.62.6%96,330
50-542.20.2%4,872