Life expectancy at birth, total in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Life expectancy at birth, total was 62.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Cote d'Ivoire, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 62.11 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 62.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.24 years, in 1960.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3 years | 37.24 years | 43.34 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.58 years | 44.05 years | 50.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.53 years | 51.44 years | 53.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.94 years | 51.22 years | 52.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.54 years | 51.39 years | 54.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.91 years | 55.28 years | 60.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.21 years | 60.14 years | 62.11 years | 5 |
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More health data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 450,839 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 443,359 (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 life expectancy at birth, total in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Cote d'Ivoire was 62.11 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 62.11 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.24 years in 1960.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.