Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of world regions.
| Region Summary | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Countries (n) | Mean Total Fertility Ratea | Mean Total Fertility Rate by Decadea |
Average Age-Standardized Ratesb |
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| 1980–1989 | 1990–1999 | 2000–2007 | Incidence | Mortality | Income classificationc | |||
| East Asia & Pacific | 27 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 31.0 | 11.7 | Lower-Middle Income |
| Europe & Central Asia | 47 | 2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 68.2 | 22.1 | High Income |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 33 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 38.8 | 17.4 | Upper-Middle Income |
| Middle East & North Africa | 20 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 32.3 | 15.7 | High Income |
| North America | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 105.9 | 22.0 | High Income |
| South Asia | 8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 21.5 | 15.0 | Lower-Middle Income |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 24.4 | 18.6 | Low Income |
| Total | 185 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 16.9 | 43.8 | |
a
Mean Total Fertility Rate is the average fertility rate from 1980–2007, allowing for a 10-year lag, by region.
b
Age-standardized rates per 100,000, averaged over 1990–2017, by region.
c
Income classification represents the majority income group per region.