Health in Woroba, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Woroba in the ten years before the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 128 died before their fifth birthday, 2nd highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire, last five years: 74).

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

128

2012-2021

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

57.7%

2021

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines

23.1%

2021

Children under 5 stunted

30.4%

2021

Do women in Woroba give birth in a health facility?

57.7% of births in Woroba in the two years before the 2021 survey took place in a health facility and 62.3% were attended by a skilled health worker; 34.0% of mothers had at least four antenatal visits. The facility-birth share is the 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 Woroba are vaccinated?

23.1% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Woroba had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses of DTP-containing vaccine, three of polio and measles) in 2021, 13.0% had every vaccine in the national schedule and 12.0% had none; the 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 Woroba are malnourished?

30.4% of children under five in Woroba were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2021, 7.1% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 17.4% were underweight; the stunting rate is 2nd highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 23.4%).

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How common is anaemia among children in Woroba?

78.0% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Woroba were anaemic when tested in 2021, 2nd highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 68.4%).

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How common is malaria in Woroba?

52.5% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Woroba tested positive for malaria with a rapid test in 2021 (39.9% by microscopy), 2nd highest of 14 districts; 80.5% 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 Woroba?

39.9% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Woroba had already been pregnant in 2021, the highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 22.7%).

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Can women in Woroba get family planning?

12.9% of married or partnered women in Woroba used a modern contraceptive method in 2021 and 20.5% 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%).

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

How Woroba compares with other districts

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

Woroba ranks 2 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)

Woroba ranks 14 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)

Woroba ranks 2 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)

Woroba ranks 14 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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