Annual death rates at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual death rates at different ages was 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
53.87 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
15th
of 236 countries
All-time high
240.88 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
53.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 240.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 240.88 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 237.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 234.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 231.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 228.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 225.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 221.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 217.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 214.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 210.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 206.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 202.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 198.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 194.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 191.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 187.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 183.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 179.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 175.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 171.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 167.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 163.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 158.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 154.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 149.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 144.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 140.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 135.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 131.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 127.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 124.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 121.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 119.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 117.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 116.22 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 115.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 114.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 113.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 113.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 113.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 113.47 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 113.55 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 113.52 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 113.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 113.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 112.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 111.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 110.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 108.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 107.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 105.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 102.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 100.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 98.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 95.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 92.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 90.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 87.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 84.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 82.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 79.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 77.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 74.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 72.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 70.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 68.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 66.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 64.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 62.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 60.53 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 58.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 57.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 55.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.44 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.59 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 226.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 210.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 240.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 189.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 171.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 206.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 147.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 167.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 113.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 124.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 113.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 82.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 105.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 14 Benin 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Mozambique 51.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Pakistan 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 51.4 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Cote d'Ivoire was 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 240.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.