Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Eastern Africa, 1999

Eastern Africa
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Eastern Africa was 6.06 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 11,096,763 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
11,096,763
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
252,375,733
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
10-148.20.7%133,488
15-19138.111.4%1,913,133
20-24260.321.4%3,012,551
25-29261.521.6%2,478,725
30-34235.019.4%1,800,139
35-39177.814.7%1,110,484
40-44101.28.3%519,365
45-4929.62.4%122,991
50-541.80.1%5,891