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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 60.02 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60.02 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
224th
of 236 countries
All-time high
60.02 years
in 2023
All-time low
28.36 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Côte d'Ivoire, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, by sex in Côte d'Ivoire is 60.02 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 60.02 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.36 years, in 1950.

That places Côte d'Ivoire 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.36 years —
1951 28.96 years +2.1%
1952 29.58 years +2.1%
1953 30.22 years +2.2%
1954 30.95 years +2.4%
1955 31.62 years +2.2%
1956 32.33 years +2.2%
1957 33.09 years +2.3%
1958 33.79 years +2.1%
1959 34.53 years +2.2%
1960 35.23 years +2.0%
1961 35.93 years +2.0%
1962 36.6 years +1.9%
1963 37.3 years +1.9%
1964 37.98 years +1.8%
1965 38.67 years +1.8%
1966 39.32 years +1.7%
1967 40.03 years +1.8%
1968 40.74 years +1.8%
1969 41.45 years +1.8%
1970 42.18 years +1.7%
1971 42.93 years +1.8%
1972 43.75 years +1.9%
1973 44.53 years +1.8%
1974 45.37 years +1.9%
1975 46.2 years +1.8%
1976 47.03 years +1.8%
1977 47.74 years +1.5%
1978 48.45 years +1.5%
1979 49.03 years +1.2%
1980 49.38 years +0.7%
1981 49.64 years +0.5%
1982 49.88 years +0.5%
1983 50.07 years +0.4%
1984 50.36 years +0.6%
1985 50.59 years +0.5%
1986 50.75 years +0.3%
1987 50.86 years +0.2%
1988 50.83 years -0.1%
1989 50.79 years -0.1%
1990 50.74 years -0.1%
1991 50.63 years -0.2%
1992 50.54 years -0.2%
1993 50.44 years -0.2%
1994 50.35 years -0.2%
1995 50.11 years -0.5%
1996 50.12 years +0.0%
1997 50.15 years +0.0%
1998 50.15 years -0.0%
1999 50.2 years +0.1%
2000 50.31 years +0.2%
2001 50.43 years +0.2%
2002 50.62 years +0.4%
2003 50.58 years -0.1%
2004 50.97 years +0.8%
2005 51.36 years +0.8%
2006 51.88 years +1.0%
2007 52.35 years +0.9%
2008 52.86 years +1.0%
2009 53.33 years +0.9%
2010 53.81 years +0.9%
2011 54.45 years +1.2%
2012 55.01 years +1.0%
2013 55.46 years +0.8%
2014 56.27 years +1.5%
2015 56.73 years +0.8%
2016 57.18 years +0.8%
2017 57.62 years +0.8%
2018 58.06 years +0.8%
2019 58.49 years +0.7%
2020 58.24 years -0.4%
2021 58.5 years +0.4%
2022 59.65 years +2.0%
2023 60.02 years +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 31.34 years 28.36 years 34.53 years 10
1960s 38.33 years 35.23 years 41.45 years 10
1970s 45.72 years 42.18 years 49.03 years 10
1980s 50.32 years 49.38 years 50.86 years 10
1990s 50.34 years 50.11 years 50.74 years 10
2000s 51.47 years 50.31 years 53.33 years 10
2010s 56.31 years 53.81 years 58.49 years 10
2020s 59.1 years 58.24 years 60.02 years 4

Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire

  1. 221 Niger 60.26 years compare
  2. 222 Zimbabwe 60.23 years compare
  3. 223 Sierra Leone 60.06 years compare
  4. 225 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 59.79 years compare
  5. 226 Palestine, State of 59.69 years compare
  6. 227 Guinea 59.52 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Côte d'Ivoire?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Côte d'Ivoire was 60.02 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 60.02 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 28.36 years in 1950.
How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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