Child mortality vs. GDP per capita in Morocco

Morocco: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
95th
of 199 countries
All-time high
26.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 1956
All-time low
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
69
1956–2024

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 1956–2024

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Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 1.57 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 26.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Morocco ranks 95th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 25.79 deaths per 100 live births 25 deaths per 100 live births 26.6 deaths per 100 live births 4
1960s 22.12 deaths per 100 live births 19.66 deaths per 100 live births 24.52 deaths per 100 live births 10
1970s 16.97 deaths per 100 live births 14.22 deaths per 100 live births 19.19 deaths per 100 live births 10
1980s 10.78 deaths per 100 live births 8.48 deaths per 100 live births 13.52 deaths per 100 live births 10
1990s 6.71 deaths per 100 live births 5.47 deaths per 100 live births 8.11 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 4.25 deaths per 100 live births 3.28 deaths per 100 live births 5.24 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 2.43 deaths per 100 live births 1.91 deaths per 100 live births 3.09 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 1.7 deaths per 100 live births 1.57 deaths per 100 live births 1.83 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 94 Suriname 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 96 Bolivia 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 97 Mauritius 1.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 98 Panama 1.53 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
Child mortality vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 26.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Morocco rank for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Morocco ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .