Life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Life expectancy was 59.03 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 59.03 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 59.03 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 29.28 years | +17.1% |
| 1925 | 29.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 30.63 years | +4.6% |
| 1933 | 30.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 32 years | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 36 years | +12.5% |
| 1955 | 38 years | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 39.46 years | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 41.96 years | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 44.46 years | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 46.99 years | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 55.66 years | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 56.72 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 52.6 years | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 51.61 years | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 50.84 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.82 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 55.02 years | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 57.76 years | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 59.03 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 29.28 years | 29.28 years | 29.28 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 29.95 years | 29.28 years | 30.63 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 31.32 years | 30.63 years | 32 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 37 years | 36 years | 38 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 40.71 years | 39.46 years | 41.96 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.73 years | 44.46 years | 46.99 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.19 years | 55.66 years | 56.72 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.11 years | 51.61 years | 52.6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.33 years | 50.84 years | 51.82 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.39 years | 55.02 years | 57.76 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 59.03 years | 59.03 years | 59.03 years | 1 |
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More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Life expectancy in Côte d'Ivoire was 59.03 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 59.03 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for life expectancy?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.