Research Article
Variations in Desired Family Size and Excess Fertility in East Africa
Table 1
Total fertility rate and desired family size for all women (year of survey).
| | Indicator | Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | Rwanda |
| | Total fertility rate | 4.6 (2008/9) | 5.4 (2010) | 6.2 (2011) | 4.6 (2010) | | Total fertility rate (previous DHS) | 4.9 (2003) | 6.1 (2004/05) | 6.7 (2006) | 5.8 (2005) | | Desired family size | 3.8 (2008/9) | 4.9 (2010) | 4.8 (2011) | 3.3 (2010) | | Desired family size (previous DHS) | 3.9 (2003) | 5.0 (2004/05) | 5.0 (2006) | 4.3 (2005) |
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Source: DHSs reports.
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