Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Morocco or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 9,827 deaths against 9,031 deaths in Morocco as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Morocco and Türkiye?

796 deaths, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Türkiye?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs Türkiye: Number of infants who die before age 1

Morocco

9,031 deaths

in 2023

Türkiye

9,827 deaths

in 2023

Morocco rank

54th

Türkiye rank

52nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Morocco
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 9,827 deaths against 9,031 deaths in Morocco, a difference of 796 deaths.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.

Morocco ranks 54th and Türkiye ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1950s	89,844 deaths	205,438 deaths	115,594 deaths	Türkiye
1960s	92,202 deaths	209,791 deaths	117,589 deaths	Türkiye
1970s	81,355 deaths	174,768 deaths	93,413 deaths	Türkiye
1980s	58,863 deaths	118,310 deaths	59,447 deaths	Türkiye
1990s	35,385 deaths	65,955 deaths	30,570 deaths	Türkiye
2000s	22,536 deaths	30,434 deaths	7,897 deaths	Türkiye
2010s	14,205 deaths	15,835 deaths	1,630 deaths	Türkiye
2020s	9,702 deaths	9,832 deaths	129.5 deaths	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Morocco or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 9,827 deaths against 9,031 deaths in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Morocco and Türkiye?: 796 deaths, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Türkiye?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Türkiye rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Morocco ranks 54th and Türkiye ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.