Health in Denguélé, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Denguélé in the ten years before the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 150 died before their fifth birthday, the highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire, last five years: 74).

Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey)

150

2012-2021

Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)

62.1%

2021

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines

29.4%

2021

Children under 5 stunted

28.8%

2021

Do women in Denguélé give birth in a health facility?

62.1% of births in Denguélé in the two years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility and 65.7% were attended by a skilled health worker; 35.2% of mothers had at least four antenatal visits. The facility-birth share is 2nd lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 80.6%, 84.0% and 57.1%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How many children in Denguélé are vaccinated?

29.4% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Denguélé had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses of DTP-containing vaccine, three of polio and measles) in 2021, 8.8% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 6.8% had none; 5th lowest of 14 districts for basic vaccines (Côte d'Ivoire: 35.7%, 18.5% and 8.6%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How many children in Denguélé are malnourished?

28.8% of children under five in Denguélé were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2021, 5.7% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 14.0% were underweight; the stunting rate is 5th highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 23.4%).

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How common is anaemia among children in Denguélé?

80.5% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Denguélé were anaemic when tested in 2021, the highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 68.4%).

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How common is malaria in Denguélé?

37.8% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Denguélé tested positive for malaria with a rapid test in 2021 (30.4% by microscopy), 7th lowest of 14 districts; 85.6% of households owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net (Côte d'Ivoire: 36.8%, 26.0% and 72.1%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How common is teenage pregnancy in Denguélé?

34.1% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Denguélé had already been pregnant in 2021, 3rd highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 22.7%).

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Can women in Denguélé get family planning?

14.6% of married or partnered women in Denguélé used a modern contraceptive method in 2021 and 23.9% had an unmet need for family planning; 36.6% of the demand for family planning was met by modern methods, joint 4th lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 17.9%, 22.3% and 41.4%).

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How Denguélé compares with other districts

Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2012-2021)

Denguélé ranks 1 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey)
1	Denguélé	150
2	Woroba	128
3	Montagnes	107
4	Savanes	92
5	Sassandra-Marahoué	88
6	Lacs	85
7	Bas-Sassandra	71

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) (2021)

Denguélé ranks 13 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
8	Zanzan	77.3%
9	Bas-Sassandra	77.1%
10	Lacs	76.5%
11	Sassandra-Marahoué	72.8%
12	Montagnes	69.3%
13	Denguélé	62.1%
14	Woroba	57.7%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children under 5 stunted (2021)

Denguélé ranks 5 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
2	Woroba	30.4%
3	Montagnes	30.2%
4	Sassandra-Marahoué	29.0%
5	Denguélé	28.8%
6	Savanes	28.4%
7	Gôh-Djiboua	25.8%
8	Lacs	24.2%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2021)

Denguélé ranks 10 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
7	Savanes	40.4%
8	Gôh-Djiboua	38.8%
9	Montagnes	38.7%
10	Denguélé	29.4%
11	Sassandra-Marahoué	28.0%
12	Lagunes	25.8%
13	Abidjan Autonomous District	25.5%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

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Sources

Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program): Côte d'Ivoire Demographic and Health Survey 2021 (EDS-CI 2021), Key Indicators Report (preliminary results, June 2022): Tables 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 20 by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 69f27b9d88e5…)
Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program): Côte d'Ivoire Demographic and Health Survey 2021 (EDS-CI 2021), Summary Report: main indicators by region (fertility, child mortality, domestic violence), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3fb69fd5305…)

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