Health in Lacs, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Lacs in the ten years before the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 85 died before their fifth birthday, 6th highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire, last five years: 74).

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

2012-2021

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

76.5%

2021

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines

49.5%

2021

Children under 5 stunted

24.2%

2021

Do women in Lacs give birth in a health facility?

76.5% of births in Lacs in the two years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility and 78.5% were attended by a skilled health worker; 53.4% of mothers had at least four antenatal visits. The facility-birth share is 5th 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 Lacs are vaccinated?

49.5% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Lacs had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses of DTP-containing vaccine, three of polio and measles) in 2021, 19.6% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 7.0% had none; 4th highest 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 Lacs are malnourished?

24.2% of children under five in Lacs were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2021, 5.8% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 9.9% were underweight; the stunting rate is 7th lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 23.4%).

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

How common is anaemia among children in Lacs?

73.8% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Lacs were anaemic when tested in 2021, 6th highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 68.4%).

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

How common is malaria in Lacs?

51.3% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Lacs tested positive for malaria with a rapid test in 2021 (32.0% by microscopy), 4th highest of 14 districts; 76.7% 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 Lacs?

29.4% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Lacs had already been pregnant in 2021, 6th highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 22.7%).

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

Can women in Lacs get family planning?

22.7% of married or partnered women in Lacs used a modern contraceptive method in 2021 and 23.3% had an unmet need for family planning; 43.6% of the demand for family planning was met by modern methods, 6th highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 17.9%, 22.3% and 41.4%).

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

How Lacs compares with other districts

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

Lacs ranks 6 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey)
3	Montagnes	107
4	Savanes	92
5	Sassandra-Marahoué	88
6	Lacs	85
7	Bas-Sassandra	71
8	Vallée du Bandama	71
9	Gôh-Djiboua	67

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)

Lacs ranks 10 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
7	Lagunes	80.0%
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%

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

Children under 5 stunted (2021)

Lacs ranks 8 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
5	Denguélé	28.8%
6	Savanes	28.4%
7	Gôh-Djiboua	25.8%
8	Lacs	24.2%
9	Vallée du Bandama	23.2%
10	Bas-Sassandra	20.3%
11	Lagunes	18.5%

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

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

Lacs ranks 4 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
1	Yamoussoukro Autonomous District	58.2%
2	Vallée du Bandama	51.5%
3	Zanzan	51.0%
4	Lacs	49.5%
5	Bas-Sassandra	43.9%
6	Comoé	41.7%
7	Savanes	40.4%

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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