Child mortality by income level of country in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Child mortality by income level of country was 6.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality by income level of country in Cote d'Ivoire, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality by income level of country in Cote d'Ivoire is 6.45 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 36.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 6.45 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.46 deaths per 100 live births | 32.76 deaths per 100 live births | 36.2 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1960s | 28.53 deaths per 100 live births | 25.28 deaths per 100 live births | 31.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.94 deaths per 100 live births | 17.51 deaths per 100 live births | 24.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.8 deaths per 100 live births | 15.29 deaths per 100 live births | 17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.12 deaths per 100 live births | 14.36 deaths per 100 live births | 15.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | 10.52 deaths per 100 live births | 14.04 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 7.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 16 Cameroon 6.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 6.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 6.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Lesotho 6 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 450,839 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 443,359 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 448,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 444,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 448,699 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 446,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 427,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Child mortality by income level of country in Cote d'Ivoire was 6.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .