Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1992

Eastern Africa
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.44
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.44 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 9,525,526 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.44
Births
9,525,526
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
207,714,770
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
10-149.60.7%128,522
15-19138.010.7%1,548,353
20-24270.021.0%2,534,660
25-29276.821.5%2,124,207
30-34248.719.3%1,579,124
35-39194.815.1%1,014,537
40-44114.48.9%477,964
45-4934.12.6%112,718
50-542.00.2%5,426