Infant mortality rates in Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire: Infant mortality rates was 5.17 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.17
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
15th
of 229 countries
All-time high
20.61
in 1950
All-time low
5.17
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Infant mortality rates in Côte d’Ivoire, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, infant mortality rates in Côte d’Ivoire stood at 5.17. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rates in Côte d’Ivoire peaked at 20.61 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.17, in 2023.
Côte d’Ivoire ranks 15th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.53 | 18.33 | 20.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.69 | 15.34 | 18.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.35 | 11.73 | 15.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.81 | 10.51 | 11.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.36 | 9.96 | 10.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.81 | 7.76 | 9.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 | 5.78 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.39 | 5.17 | 5.62 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Côte d’Ivoire
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 5.29 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 5.23 compare
- 14 Benin 5.23 compare
- 16 Mozambique 4.97 compare
- 17 Pakistan 4.94 compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.93 compare
More health data for Côte d’Ivoire
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 864.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,592 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 272,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 247,365 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 280,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 254,808 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 291,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rates in Côte d’Ivoire?
- Infant mortality rates in Côte d’Ivoire was 5.17 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rates recorded in Côte d’Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 20.61 in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rates recorded in Côte d’Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 in 2023.
- How does Côte d’Ivoire rank for infant mortality rates?
- Côte d’Ivoire ranks 15th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rates rising or falling in Côte d’Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d’Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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