Health in Montagnes, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Montagnes in the ten years before the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 107 died before their fifth birthday, 3rd highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire, last five years: 74).

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

107

2012-2021

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

69.3%

2021

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines

38.7%

2021

Children under 5 stunted

30.2%

2021

Do women in Montagnes give birth in a health facility?

69.3% of births in Montagnes in the two years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility and 74.7% were attended by a skilled health worker; 47.6% of mothers had at least four antenatal visits. The facility-birth share is 3rd 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 Montagnes are vaccinated?

38.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Montagnes had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses of DTP-containing vaccine, three of polio and measles) in 2021, 17.2% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 4.4% had none; 6th 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 Montagnes are malnourished?

30.2% of children under five in Montagnes were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2021, 3.8% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 13.9% were underweight; the stunting rate is 3rd highest 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 Montagnes?

68.7% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Montagnes were anaemic when tested in 2021, 6th 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 Montagnes?

52.1% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Montagnes tested positive for malaria with a rapid test in 2021 (37.8% by microscopy), 3rd highest of 14 districts; 85.9% 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 Montagnes?

31.7% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Montagnes had already been pregnant in 2021, 4th highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 22.7%).

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Can women in Montagnes get family planning?

16.7% of married or partnered women in Montagnes used a modern contraceptive method in 2021 and 22.9% had an unmet need for family planning; 41.5% of the demand for family planning was met by modern methods, 7th 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 Montagnes compares with other districts

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

Montagnes ranks 3 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)

Montagnes ranks 12 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)

Montagnes ranks 3 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
1	Zanzan	30.5%
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%

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

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

Montagnes ranks 9 of 14, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
6	Comoé	41.7%
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%

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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