Mortality rate, neonatal in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: Mortality rate, neonatal was 27.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
27.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
17th
of 196 countries
All-time high
90.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
27.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Côte d'Ivoire is 27.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 90.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 27.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1960 90.4 per 1,000 live births
1961 88.9 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1962 87.4 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1963 86.1 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1964 84.9 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1965 83.7 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1966 82.6 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1967 81.5 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1968 80.3 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1969 79 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1970 77.4 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
1971 75.6 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
1972 73.4 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
1973 70.9 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
1974 68.4 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
1975 65.9 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
1976 63.4 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
1977 61.3 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
1978 59.4 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
1979 57.9 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
1980 56.5 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1981 55.3 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
1982 54.2 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
1983 53.3 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1984 52.5 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1985 51.6 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1986 50.8 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1987 50 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1988 49.1 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1989 48.3 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1990 47.6 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1991 47.1 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
1992 46.5 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1993 45.9 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1994 45.3 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1995 44.5 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1996 43.7 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1997 42.8 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
1998 42 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
1999 41.3 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
2000 40.7 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
2001 40.2 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
2002 39.7 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
2003 39.2 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
2004 38.7 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
2005 38.2 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
2006 37.7 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
2007 37.1 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
2008 36.5 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
2009 36 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
2010 35.3 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
2011 34.7 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
2012 34.1 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
2013 33.4 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
2014 32.8 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
2015 32.2 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
2016 31.7 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
2017 31.1 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
2018 30.6 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
2019 30 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
2020 29.5 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
2021 29 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
2022 28.5 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
2023 27.9 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
2024 27.4 per 1,000 live births -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 84.48 per 1,000 live births 79 per 1,000 live births 90.4 per 1,000 live births 10
1970s 67.36 per 1,000 live births 57.9 per 1,000 live births 77.4 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 52.16 per 1,000 live births 48.3 per 1,000 live births 56.5 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 44.67 per 1,000 live births 41.3 per 1,000 live births 47.6 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 38.4 per 1,000 live births 36 per 1,000 live births 40.7 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 32.59 per 1,000 live births 30 per 1,000 live births 35.3 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 28.46 per 1,000 live births 27.4 per 1,000 live births 29.5 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire

  1. 14 Lesotho 28.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 15 Sierra Leone 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 16 Mali 28 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 18 Benin 27.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 19 Djibouti 27.1 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.3 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Côte d'Ivoire?
Mortality rate, neonatal in Côte d'Ivoire was 27.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 90.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 27.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.