Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1991

Eastern Africa
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.50
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.50 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 9,331,933 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.50
Births
9,331,933
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
202,129,129
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
10-1410.30.8%134,082
15-19142.911.0%1,554,771
20-24272.020.9%2,466,274
25-29277.821.4%2,060,964
30-34249.219.1%1,533,899
35-39196.915.1%996,822
40-44115.78.9%469,162
45-4934.52.7%110,589
50-542.10.2%5,371