Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Côte d'Ivoire, 1985–2023
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Côte d'Ivoire is 1.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 5.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2023.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.4% | — |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 14 Madagascar 1.8% compare
- 15 Burundi 1.8% compare
- 16 Mauritania 1.7% compare
- 18 Gambia 1.4% compare
- 19 Togo 1.4% compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 1.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Côte d'Ivoire was 1.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.