Côte d'Ivoire vs Mozambique: Child mortality rate by sex

Côte d'Ivoire
5.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
5.5 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Mozambique rank
21st

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Mozambique
102030195619902024

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 5.72 deaths per 100 live births against 5.5 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 25.38 deaths per 100 live births 26.23 deaths per 100 live births 0.8507 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
1970s 19.36 deaths per 100 live births 25.77 deaths per 100 live births 6.41 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
1980s 14.52 deaths per 100 live births 24.72 deaths per 100 live births 10.2 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
1990s 13.91 deaths per 100 live births 20.23 deaths per 100 live births 6.33 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
2000s 11.16 deaths per 100 live births 12.47 deaths per 100 live births 1.32 deaths per 100 live births Mozambique
2010s 7.84 deaths per 100 live births 7.49 deaths per 100 live births 0.357 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 6.11 deaths per 100 live births 5.91 deaths per 100 live births 0.209 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Côte d'Ivoire or Mozambique?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 5.72 deaths per 100 live births against 5.5 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique?
0.22 deaths per 100 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique?
62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .