Table 3.

Trends in total fertility rates at regional level in Eastern Africa, DHS 1988–2007. DHS statcompiler (measuredhs.com).

region	TFR1	TFR2	TFR3	TFR4	change (%)	comment
Kenya	1989	1993	1998	2003	TFR 3 → 4
Nairobi	4.20	3.40	2.60	2.70	3.85	stall
Central	6.00	3.90	3.70	3.40	−8.11	declining
Coastal	5.40	5.30	5.00	4.90	−2.00	declining
Eastern	7.20	5.90	4.70	5.10	8.51	stall
Nyanza	6.90	5.80	5.00	5.60	12.00	stall
Rift valley	7.00	5.70	5.30	5.80	9.43	stall
Western	8.10	6.40	5.60	5.80	3.57	stall
total	6.70	5.40	4.70	4.90	4.26	stall
Tanzania	1992	1996	1999	2004	TFR 3 → 4
Coastal	5.70	4.90	4.30	4.00	−6.98	declining
Northern Highlands	6.00	5.70	5.10	4.90	−3.92	declining
Lake	6.90	7.00	7.10	7.00	−1.41	declining
Central	7.10	6.10	5.40	6.10	12.96	stall
Southern Highlands	6.30	5.40	5.20	5.90	13.46	stall
South	5.10	4.90	5.00	4.80	−4.00	declining
total	6.20	5.80	5.60	5.70	1.79	stall
Uganda	1988	1995	2000	2006/2007	TFR 3 → 4
Central	6.90	6.30	5.70	5.20	−8.77	declining
Eastern	7.50	7.40	7.40	7.60	2.70	increasing
Northern	7.40	6.80	7.90	7.40	−6.33	declining
Western	7.80	7.00	6.90	6.80	−1.45	declining
total	7.40	6.90	6.90	6.70	−2.90	declining
Zimbabwe	1988	1994	1999	2006	TFR 3 → 4
Manicaland	5.90	4.50	4.70	4.20	−10.64	declining
Mashonaland Central	5.20	4.60	4.90	4.60	−6.12	declining
Mashonaland East	5.80	4.80	4.20	3.70	−11.90	declining
Mashonaland West	5.70	4.80	4.10	3.70	−9.76	declining
Matabeleland North	6.60	5.80	4.10	4.20	2.44	stall
Matabeleland South	5.50	5.00	4.80	4.00	−16.67	declining
Midlands	5.80	4.50	4.00	4.20	5.00	stall
Masvingo	6.40	4.60	3.90	4.90	25.64	stall
Harare/Chitungwiza	3.90	2.80	3.00	2.50	−16.67	declining
Bulawayo	3.50	3.20	3.00	2.30	−23.33	declining
total	5.40	4.30	4.00	3.80	−5.00	declining