Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sudan, 1972

Sudan
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.98
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sudan was 6.98 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (314 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 605,716 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.98
Births
605,716
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
12,527,856
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
10-1420.61.5%15,881
15-19170.812.2%109,351
20-24306.822.0%160,190
25-29314.122.5%135,632
30-34273.119.6%98,215
35-39184.813.2%55,988
40-4491.66.6%23,265
45-4932.22.3%6,810
50-542.30.2%383