Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1995

Eastern Africa
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.26
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.26 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 10,095,609 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.26
Births
10,095,609
Births per 1,000 people
45.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
224,581,715
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
10-148.70.7%125,143
15-19138.211.0%1,699,196
20-24265.721.2%2,712,527
25-29271.621.7%2,269,229
30-34241.519.3%1,637,271
35-39185.614.8%1,038,991
40-44107.78.6%490,737
45-4932.12.6%116,897
50-542.00.2%5,608