Health in Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Lagunes in the ten years before the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 58 died before their fifth birthday, 3rd lowest 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)

80.0%

2021

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines

25.8%

2021

Children under 5 stunted

18.5%

2021

Do women in Lagunes give birth in a health facility?

80.0% of births in Lagunes in the two years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility and 84.5% were attended by a skilled health worker; 60.1% of mothers had at least four antenatal visits. The facility-birth share is 7th highest 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 Lagunes are vaccinated?

25.8% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Lagunes had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses of DTP-containing vaccine, three of polio and measles) in 2021, 11.7% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 8.9% had none; 3rd 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 Lagunes are malnourished?

18.5% of children under five in Lagunes were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2021, 8.5% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 10.4% were underweight; the stunting rate is 4th 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 Lagunes?

66.1% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Lagunes were anaemic when tested in 2021, 4th lowest 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 Lagunes?

39.3% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Lagunes tested positive for malaria with a rapid test in 2021 (27.5% by microscopy), 7th highest of 14 districts; 75.7% 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 Lagunes?

26.4% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Lagunes had already been pregnant in 2021, 7th 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 Lagunes get family planning?

22.4% of married or partnered women in Lagunes used a modern contraceptive method in 2021 and 19.7% had an unmet need for family planning; 47.1% of the demand for family planning was met by modern methods, 3rd 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 Lagunes compares with other districts

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

Lagunes ranks 12 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey)
8	Vallée du Bandama	71
9	Gôh-Djiboua	67
10	Abidjan Autonomous District	60
11	Zanzan	60
12	Lagunes	58
13	Yamoussoukro Autonomous District	57
14	Comoé	42

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)

Lagunes ranks 7 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
4	Vallée du Bandama	84.5%
5	Savanes	83.5%
6	Gôh-Djiboua	81.3%
7	Lagunes	80.0%
8	Zanzan	77.3%
9	Bas-Sassandra	77.1%
10	Lacs	76.5%

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

Children under 5 stunted (2021)

Lagunes ranks 11 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
8	Lacs	24.2%
9	Vallée du Bandama	23.2%
10	Bas-Sassandra	20.3%
11	Lagunes	18.5%
12	Yamoussoukro Autonomous District	15.8%
13	Comoé	13.8%
14	Abidjan Autonomous District	13.3%

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

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

Lagunes ranks 12 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
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%
14	Woroba	23.1%

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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