Table 2 Trends in ASFRs and TFR in Ethiopia from 2000–2016 and in Birhan HDSS in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2022.

From: Adult sex ratio and declining birth rates in Birhan HDSS rural Ethiopia

ASFRs in Ethiopia from 2000–2016 and in Birhan HDSS in 2022

Birhan HDSS study population

Age group

NFFS 1990

EDHS 2000

EDHS 2005

EDHS 2011

EDHS 2016

2022*

WRA**

Live births***

15–19

95

110

104

79

80

22

2276

50

20–24

275

244

228

207

214

173

1859

322

25–29

289

264

241

237

190

192

2213

424

30–34

257

248

231

192

190

155

2578

399

35–39

199

183

160

150

138

90

2022

182

40–44

105

100

84

68

69

45

1895

85

45–49

56

24

34

28

22

11

1244

14

Total

6.40

5.90

5.50

4.80

4.60

3.44

14,086

1476

  1. * Age-specific and total fertility rates in the Brihan HDSS.
  2. ** Number of women of reproductive age in each age group, Brihan HDSS.
  3. *** Number of live births in each age group, Brihan HDSS.
  4. Significant values are in [bold]