Ivory Coast

Demographic Indicators

Population (1,000s) 14,296 Growth Rate (%) 3.4
Infant Mortality Rate:

Both Sexes
Male
Female

95
103
86
 Life Expectancy:

Both Sexes
Male
Female

49
47
51
Crude Birth Rate 47 Crude Death Rate 15
Total Fertility Rate 6.7 Percent Urban 43
Note: Above Indicators are for 1994
Cumulative AIDS rate (per 1000) as of 2/24/94 1.32
Cumulative AIDS Cases as of 12/31/93 18,670

 

Country Profile

I. Socio-Demographic Indicators, 1995

Estimated total population 14,253,000a
Estimate of female population 15-49, 1995 728,000*
Estimate of female population 15-49, 1995 2,927,000*
Projected population of women age 15-19, 2000 898,000*
Projected population of women age 15-49, 2000 3,501,000*
Rate of growth, percent 3.5%a
Population doubling time, years 20 a
Percent urban population 39%a
Urban population (1000) 5559a
Life expectancy at birth for male/female years 56/52a
Infant mortality rate, per 10000 live births 120a
Mortality rate of children <age 5, per 1000 live births 120a
Maternal Mortality rate, per 100,000 live births, 1980-90 250-499e
Total fertility rate 7.4%a
Average age at first marriage for women NA
Immigration rate 1.2% c
Females age 15-19 as % of total female population 10.4% dhs
Females age 15-19 as % of female population 15-49dhs 24.2%

a: Country briefing packet: PRB, 1995
*: (age and sex distribution of the world populations-UN, 1994 Revision)
DHS: 1994 preliminary report
e: The world Health Report 1995

II. Socioeconomic Characteristics

Ethnic groups: More than 60 groups, Baoule (23%), Bete (18), Senoufou (15%), Malinke (11%), Agni, Foreign Africans b

Languages: French (official), local languages b

Religions: Indigenous (25%), Muslim (60%), Christian (12%) b

Annual per capita income (1987 est.): $475 b

Adult literacy rate for M/F : 67%/40% a

Primary school gross enrollment ratio for M/F, 1986-1990: 81/58

Secondary school gross enrollment for M/F, 1986-1990 a: 32/16

 

b: Background notes: US State Department, February 1990 and 1996 World Almanac
*: Ratio: total # enrolled in primary school / total # of primary school age in population

III. Family Planning

Activity Yes/No Date
Existence of policy development No NA
Existence of Family Planning strategy plan No NA
National Family Planning coordination No NA
Unmet need for FP 48% NA

 

Percent of women who have ever used a contraceptive method
  All Women Married Women
Modern Methods 5.7 4.3
Pill 2.5 2.2
IUD 0.3 0.3
Injections 0.7 0.8
Implants 0.0 0.0
Spermicides 0.1 0.1
Condom 1.9 0.7
Female Sterilization 0.2 0.2
Male Sterilization 0.0 0.0
Traditional Methods 10.8 7.1

 

Sources of contraceptive supplies and services among current users:
Percent of current users relying on public programs: 25.3%
Percent of current users relying on private sector: 52.6%
Percent of current users relying on other private sector: 13.9%
Other: 4.6%
Don't know: 3.7%

Percent of population with access to FP services, 1989
  Total Urban Rural
IUD insertion 2 3 1
Pill 8 15 3
Injectables - - -
Female Sterilization 1 2 0
Male Sterilization - - -
Condom 15 30 5

Minimum legal age at marriage for women: 18
Minimum legal age at marriage for men: 21

Legal status of abortion: to save mother's life

 

Knowledge DHS survey, 1988
Percentage of women with knowledge of at least one contraceptive method: 78.4%
Percent of women who know a source of method procurement: 58.5%
Percentage of women who have used a contraceptive method: 35.4%
Percentage of women who are currently using a method: 16.5%

 

 

Percent of married women according to desire to have more children by age

Five Year Age Groups
Desire to have more children 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 Total
In 2 years 38.3 30.8 30.7 27.3 24.8 19.7 12.8 27.7
In more than 2 years 56.7 61.5 52.3 39.9 24.4 10.9 2.0 40.8
Do not know when 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Undecided 3.1 2.5 4.4 7.0 7.2 4.9 4.0 4.8
Do not want more children 1.4 4.5 11.4 23.5 38.7 49.9 49.3 21.4
Sterilized 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 1.4 3.3 2.2 0.9
Declared sterile 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 3.4 11.3 29.4 4.0
No response 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1

 

 

Percent of married men according to desire to have more children by age

Five Year Age Groups
Desire to have more children 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-49 Total
Have 1 more child 76.7 88.2 85.5 75.5 81.0
Do not want another 0.0 1.7 7.5 16.1 10.0
Wife unable to become pregnant 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0
Not able to have more children 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.0
Undecided/Don't know 23.3 9.6 6.5 7.2 7.0
No response 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0

IV. Media

 

Media Access, 1992-1994
Daily Newspapers 2
Circulation 140,000
Circulation per 1000 12
Radio sets (total) 1,600,000
Radio sets per 1000 139
TV sets (total) 675,000
TV sets per 1000 58.5

 

V. AIDS

Estimates of HIV-1 seroprevalence, by residence and risk factor
Capital/Major City Outside Major City
Low risk High risk Low risk High risk
14.8a 83.7 3.3 a d -

a: Rate represents infection with HIV1 only and dual infection (HIV1 & HIV2), therefore addition of HIV1 and HIV2 rates is not advised
d: Data more than four years old may not reflect current situation

Definition: High risk - prostitutes and clients, STD patients, or other persons with known risk factors; Low risk - pregnant women, blood donors, or other persons with no known risk factors. (Source: Recent Seroprevalence levels by country: July 1995, Pop. Division, US Bureau of the Census)

 

AIDS cases reported to WHO by country/area
1979-92 1993 1993 Rate* 1994 1994 Rate 1995 Total
14655 4015 28.3 6566 44.6 na 25,236
*: per 100,000; Regional Office for Africa (AFRO)

Projected population size in 2005*:
If AIDS continues: 20,103,000
If AIDS does not continue: 20,825,000

 

Percent of population who know about AIDS
  Percent with knowledge
15-19 94.5
20-24 95.5
25-29 93.5
30-34 93.5
35-39 91.3
40-44 89.3
45-49 87.1
Total Urban 97.3
Total Rural 90.2

 

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