Child and Maternal Mortality
in Islamic Countries
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Figure 3.50: Trends in U5 mortality rates by socioeconomic status of women, Cote d'Ivoire
Data sources: Cote d'Ivoire Demographic and Health Surveys
Figure 3.51 shows the causes of under-five mortality in Côte d'Ivoire in 2017. Less than half
(43%) of under-five deaths in Côte d'Ivoire occurred in the neonatal period. The top three
leading under-five causes are pneumonia (15.72%), preterm birth complications (14.65%), and
intrapartum related events (13.20%).
Figure 3.51. Causes of under-five deaths, Côte d'Ivoire, 2017
Data source: Maternal and Child Epidemiology Estimation and Global health Observatory, available at
Pneumonia; 2,83
Preterm birth
complications;
12,69
Intrapartum-
related events;
11,66
Sepsis or
menigitis; 9,14
Other; 2,05
Injury; 0,38
Congenital; 2,74
Tetanus;…
Diarrhoea; 0,26
Diarrhoea;
10,50 Measles; 0,69
Injury; 6,53
Malaria; 7,88
AIDS; 2,99
Meningitis; 1,51
Preterm birth…
Intrapartum-
related events;
1,54
Congenital; 3,37
Other; 17,11
Pneumonia; 12,89
Deaths among children
aged 1-59 months (57%)
Neonatal deaths (43%)