Children died before five per woman in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Children died before five per woman was 0.2856 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2856
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
14th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.75
in 1955
All-time low
0.2856
in 2024
Years of data
70
1955–2024

Children died before five per woman in Cote d'Ivoire, 1955–2024

0.511.522.53195519892024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, children died before five per woman in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 0.2856. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 2.75 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.2856, in 2024.

That places Cote d'Ivoire 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Cote d'Ivoire, 1955 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1955 2.75 —
1956 2.68 -2.5%
1957 2.62 -2.4%
1958 2.56 -2.3%
1959 2.49 -2.5%
1960 2.46 -1.4%
1961 2.4 -2.2%
1962 2.35 -2.1%
1963 2.3 -2.2%
1964 2.25 -2.1%
1965 2.2 -2.1%
1966 2.16 -2.2%
1967 2.11 -2.3%
1968 2.06 -2.4%
1969 2 -2.6%
1970 1.95 -2.7%
1971 1.89 -3.0%
1972 1.83 -3.3%
1973 1.76 -3.7%
1974 1.69 -4.0%
1975 1.62 -4.3%
1976 1.55 -4.5%
1977 1.47 -4.6%
1978 1.39 -5.7%
1979 1.34 -3.9%
1980 1.29 -3.5%
1981 1.25 -3.2%
1982 1.21 -2.9%
1983 1.18 -2.7%
1984 1.15 -2.5%
1985 1.12 -2.2%
1986 1.1 -1.9%
1987 1.08 -1.9%
1988 1.06 -1.7%
1989 1.05 -1.5%
1990 1.03 -1.4%
1991 1.02 -1.6%
1992 0.9955 -2.2%
1993 0.9716 -2.4%
1994 0.9456 -2.7%
1995 0.9282 -1.8%
1996 0.9063 -2.4%
1997 0.8862 -2.2%
1998 0.863 -2.6%
1999 0.8395 -2.7%
2000 0.8165 -2.7%
2001 0.7881 -3.5%
2002 0.7596 -3.6%
2003 0.729 -4.0%
2004 0.6947 -4.7%
2005 0.6616 -4.8%
2006 0.6311 -4.6%
2007 0.6013 -4.7%
2008 0.569 -5.4%
2009 0.542 -4.7%
2010 0.5168 -4.6%
2011 0.495 -4.2%
2012 0.4742 -4.2%
2013 0.4526 -4.6%
2014 0.4313 -4.7%
2015 0.4114 -4.6%
2016 0.3949 -4.0%
2017 0.3818 -3.3%
2018 0.3592 -5.9%
2019 0.3417 -4.9%
2020 0.3266 -4.4%
2021 0.3128 -4.2%
2022 0.3119 -0.3%
2023 0.2988 -4.2%
2024 0.2856 -4.4%

Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries

  • Cote d'Ivoire's 0.2856 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cote d'Ivoire's 0.2856 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.62 2.49 2.75 5
1960s 2.23 2 2.46 10
1970s 1.65 1.34 1.95 10
1980s 1.15 1.05 1.29 10
1990s 0.9388 0.8395 1.03 10
2000s 0.6793 0.542 0.8165 10
2010s 0.4259 0.3417 0.5168 10
2020s 0.3071 0.2856 0.3266 5

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 11 Liberia 0.3516 compare
  2. 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 compare
  3. 13 Benin 0.3326 compare
  4. 15 Mozambique 0.2816 compare
  5. 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 compare
  6. 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Cote d'Ivoire?
Children died before five per woman in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.2856 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 2.75 in 1955.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2856 in 2024.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for children died before five per woman?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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