Number of under-five deaths in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Number of under-five deaths was 63,784 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63,784
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
18th
of 197 countries
All-time high
104,328
in 2001
All-time low
60,104
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 63,784 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 104,328 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 60,104, in 1961.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60,104 | — |
| 1962 | 60,775 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 61,454 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 62,160 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 62,821 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 63,434 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 64,011 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 64,557 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 65,007 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 65,407 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 65,755 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 66,042 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 66,321 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 66,537 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 66,545 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 66,505 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 66,170 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 65,426 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 64,994 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 65,140 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 65,526 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 66,264 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 67,324 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 68,778 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 70,540 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 72,494 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 74,757 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 77,117 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 79,651 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 82,524 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 85,424 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 88,100 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 90,485 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 92,501 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 94,664 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 96,910 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 99,057 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 101,119 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 102,929 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 104,091 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 104,328 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 103,693 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 102,418 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 100,769 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 98,912 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 97,164 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 95,145 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 92,428 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 90,870 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 89,857 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 89,011 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 87,900 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 86,344 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 84,411 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 82,177 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 80,227 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 78,058 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 75,159 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 72,390 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 70,405 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 68,531 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 66,846 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 65,219 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 63,784 | -2.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 63,784 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 6.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 63,784 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,761, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62,703 | 60,104 | 65,007 | 9 |
| 1970s | 65,970 | 64,994 | 66,545 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,759 | 65,140 | 79,651 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93,371 | 82,524 | 102,929 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,982 | 90,870 | 104,328 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,553 | 72,390 | 89,857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,957 | 63,784 | 70,405 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More health data for Cote 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0721 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Number of under-five deaths in Cote d'Ivoire was 63,784 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 104,328 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,104 in 1961.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.