Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1985

Eastern Africa
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.90 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 8,180,907 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.90
Births
8,180,907
Births per 1,000 people
48.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
169,878,238
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
10-1412.40.9%133,274
15-19149.610.8%1,347,669
20-24281.920.4%2,114,414
25-29289.821.0%1,811,356
30-34265.119.2%1,361,136
35-39214.915.6%888,505
40-44127.69.2%419,853
45-4936.32.6%99,660
50-542.20.2%5,043