United Nations Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat World Fertility Patterns 1977 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Age patterns of fertility ----------------------------------------- Age-specific fertility rate (1) (per 1,000 women) ----------------------------------------- Country or area 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 --------------------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Caribbean ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bahamas 52 102 101 81 43 11 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Barbados 44 87 89 65 28 -- 3 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cuba 63 97 80 44 16 2 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominican Republic 88 210 175 116 57 12 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Guadeloupe 37 122 170 111 56 19 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Haiti 79 191 237 219 175 79 23 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jamaica 100 161 130 93 59 31 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Martinique 28 89 114 93 50 12 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Puerto Rico 76 134 113 69 29 6 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trinidad and Tobago 52 118 103 81 40 11 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Central America ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Belize 148 261 231 162 121 55 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa Rica 87 179 159 105 71 31 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- El Salvador 124 221 168 126 86 39 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Guatemala 127 261 240 194 136 57 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Honduras 132 264 232 191 134 74 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mexico 98 211 205 142 86 34 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicaragua 158 251 198 148 103 41 13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Panama 91 151 134 99 48 14 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- South America ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Argentina 69 142 143 108 58 19 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolivia 94 229 227 185 138 64 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Brazil 88 153 126 81 45 16 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chile 65 122 120 92 50 14 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Colombia 92 171 143 99 60 25 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuador 66 140 168 134 93 47 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Guyana 67 155 131 103 47 14 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Paraguay 97 208 214 196 142 70 13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Peru 61 174 177 144 99 42 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Uruguay 57 130 137 100 56 18 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Venezuela 109 192 179 133 78 27 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The age specific fertility rate corresponds to the total fertility rate for the most recent period. United Nations publication, (ST/ESA/SER.A/165), Copyright (C) United Nations 1997