Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1996

Eastern Africa
1996
Total fertility rate: 6.21
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.21 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 10,360,859 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.21
Births
10,360,859
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
231,576,456
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%128,877
15-19141.111.3%1,789,607
20-24264.321.3%2,782,728
25-29267.921.6%2,315,124
30-34239.019.2%1,666,990
35-39183.214.7%1,055,770
40-44105.88.5%498,460
45-4931.32.5%117,650
50-541.90.2%5,655