% ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁pract ised ▁traditional ▁( anim ist ) ▁relig ions . ▁ ▁I v ory ▁Coast ' s ▁capital , ▁Yam ouss ou k ro , ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁largest ▁church ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Peace ▁of ▁Yam ouss ou k ro . ▁ ▁J uda ism ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁major ▁religion ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast , ▁but ▁Jews ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁found ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁people ▁had ▁a ▁larger ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁before ▁a ▁mass ▁Jewish ▁imm igration ▁in ▁which ▁Jews ▁from ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁and ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁left ▁their ▁native ▁countries ▁for ▁Israel . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁population ▁is ▁beginning ▁to ▁re - emer ge ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast . ▁ ▁Health ▁ ▁Life ▁expect ancy ▁at ▁birth ▁was ▁ 4 2 ▁for ▁males ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ; ▁for ▁females ▁it ▁was ▁ 4 7 . ▁Inf ant ▁mort ality ▁was ▁ 1 1 8 ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁live ▁birth s . ▁Tw elve ▁phys icians ▁are ▁available ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁About ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁lives ▁below ▁the ▁international ▁pover ty ▁line ▁of ▁US $ 1 . 2 5 ▁a ▁day . ▁About ▁ 3 6 % ▁of ▁women ▁have ▁under g one ▁female ▁gen ital ▁m util ation . ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0