The International Narcotics Control Board³ has published no data concerning Cote d’Ivoire.

For the years 2000-2002, the average defined daily dose consumption of morphine for statistical purposes (S-DDD)⁴ in Cote d’Ivoire was 0. This compares with other African countries as follows: Swaziland 1; Egypt 2; Uganda 4; Zimbabwe 13; Namibia 73; South Africa 103. Twenty nine countries reported no morphine consumption during 2000-2002 (Table 1).

While it is reported that limited supplies of opioids are available in the main cities, they are not accessible to rural communities in Cote d’Ivoire.⁵

Table 1 Average daily consumption of defined daily doses (for statistical purposes) of morphine per million inhabitants, 2000-2002: countries of Africa

Source: International Narcotics Control Board Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2004. Statistics for 2002. New York: United Nations, 2004.