Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Morocco
Morocco: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 2.3% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
2.3%
World rank
62nd
of 77 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 2004
All-time low
2.3%
in 2011
Years of data
5
1987–2011
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Morocco, 1987–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.3% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Morocco peaked at 10.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2011.
That places Morocco 62nd out of 77 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +80.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +129.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -78.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,240 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6635 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Morocco?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Morocco was 2.3% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2011.
- How does Morocco rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Morocco ranks 62nd out of 77 countries with data for 2011.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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