Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Morocco
Morocco: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 28 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Morocco, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Morocco stood at 28. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Morocco peaked at 169 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2015.
Morocco ranks 64th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 169 | — |
| 2001 | 153 | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 140 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 129 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 121 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 114 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 107 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 103 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 99 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 64 | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 54 | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 35 | -35.2% |
| 2015 | 28 | -20.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 28 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 28 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123.2 | 97 | 169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.67 | 28 | 95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Morocco?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Morocco was 28 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 169 in 2000.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2015.
- How does Morocco rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Morocco ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.