Infant mortality rate in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Infant mortality rate was 4.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Cote d'Ivoire, 1956–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 4.48 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 23.16 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 4.48 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.32 deaths per 100 live births | 21.48 deaths per 100 live births | 23.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1960s | 18.76 deaths per 100 live births | 16.69 deaths per 100 live births | 20.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.87 deaths per 100 live births | 11.64 deaths per 100 live births | 16.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10.14 deaths per 100 live births | 11.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.85 deaths per 100 live births | 9.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 6.84 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 16 Mali 4.75 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 17 Benin 4.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Mozambique 4.37 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 4.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 4.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 265,316 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Infant mortality rate in Cote d'Ivoire was 4.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 23.16 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for infant mortality rate?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .