Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1987

Eastern Africa
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.78
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.78 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 8,570,934 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.78
Births
8,570,934
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
180,458,904
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
10-1411.00.8%126,997
15-19145.710.7%1,402,044
20-24279.120.6%2,218,192
25-29287.321.2%1,907,460
30-34260.219.2%1,428,457
35-39210.415.5%935,833
40-44124.99.2%442,400
45-4936.32.7%104,256
50-542.20.2%5,290