Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Morocco
Morocco: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 16.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Morocco, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 16.6 for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Morocco peaked at 30.6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.68, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.6 | — |
| 2008 | 5.68 | -81.4% |
| 2009 | 27.2 | +379.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 23.6 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 22.5 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 19.6 | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 19.5 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.1 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 19.2 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 19.3 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.7 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 18.2 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 18.4 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.2 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6 | -8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +379.0% | 5.68 | 27.2 |
| 2008 | -81.4% | 30.6 | 5.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.16 | 5.68 | 30.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.8 | 19.1 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.02 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Morocco?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Morocco was 16.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 in 2008.
- How does Morocco rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Morocco ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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