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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman

DEFINITION: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 NigerNiger 7.67 births per woman 2005
2 UgandaUganda 7.1 births per woman 2005
3 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 7.08 births per woman 2005
4 BurundiBurundi 6.8 births per woman 2005
5 LiberiaLiberia 6.78 births per woman 2005
6 MaliMali 6.72 births per woman 2005
7 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 6.7 births per woman 2005
8 AngolaAngola 6.56 births per woman 2005
9 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6.48 births per woman 2005
10 ChadChad 6.3 births per woman 2005
11 SomaliaSomalia 6.2 births per woman 2005
12 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 5.9 births per woman 2005
13 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 5.89 births per woman 2005
14 MalawiMalawi 5.84 births per woman 2005
15 RwandaRwanda 5.8 births per woman 2005
=16 GuineaGuinea 5.6 births per woman 2005
=16 BeninBenin 5.6 births per woman 2005
18 MauritaniaMauritania 5.59 births per woman 2005
19 NigeriaNigeria 5.5 births per woman 2005
20 ZambiaZambia 5.4 births per woman 2005
21 EthiopiaEthiopia 5.32 births per woman 2005
22 MozambiqueMozambique 5.3 births per woman 2005
23 EritreaEritrea 5.24 births per woman 2005
24 TanzaniaTanzania 5.2 births per woman 2005
25 MadagascarMadagascar 5.04 births per woman 2005
26 TogoTogo 5.03 births per woman 2005
27 CameroonCameroon 5 births per woman 2004
28 KenyaKenya 4.98 births per woman 2005
29 SenegalSenegal 4.9 births per woman 2005
30 DjiboutiDjibouti 4.74 births per woman 2005
31 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 4.73 births per woman 2005
32 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 4.7 births per woman 2005
33 The GambiaThe Gambia 4.4 births per woman 2005
34 SudanSudan 4.15 births per woman 2005
35 GhanaGhana 4.06 births per woman 2005
36 SwazilandSwaziland 3.91 births per woman 2005
=37 ComorosComoros 3.76 births per woman 2005
=37 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 3.76 births per woman 2005
39 GabonGabon 3.73 births per woman 2005
40 NamibiaNamibia 3.66 births per woman 2005
41 Cape VerdeCape Verde 3.53 births per woman 2005
42 LesothoLesotho 3.4 births per woman 2005
43 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.34 births per woman 2005
44 BotswanaBotswana 3.03 births per woman 2005
45 South AfricaSouth Africa 2.78 births per woman 2005
46 SeychellesSeychelles 2.1 births per woman 2003
47 MauritiusMauritius 1.98 births per woman 2005

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  • Afghanistan ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Muslim countries in 1987.
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  • East Timor ranked first for fertility rate > total > births per woman amongst Christian countries in 2005.
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