Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1997

Eastern Africa
1997
Total fertility rate: 6.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.18 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 10,623,042 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
10,623,042
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
238,674,922
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
10-148.40.7%128,799
15-19137.911.2%1,808,597
20-24264.021.4%2,868,546
25-29267.121.6%2,383,835
30-34239.119.3%1,718,334
35-39182.314.7%1,081,254
40-44104.68.5%508,160
45-4930.72.5%119,710
50-541.90.2%5,806