Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Morocco
Morocco: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.6937 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Morocco, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Morocco is 0.6937 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Morocco peaked at 0.6937 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5048 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Morocco 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Morocco, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5103 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.5077 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5048 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5069 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5094 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5112 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5148 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5197 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.521 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5221 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5256 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5298 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5342 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5393 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5454 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5527 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5606 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5705 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5833 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5929 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6887 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6937 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5128 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5048 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5221 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5534 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5256 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5929 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6912 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6937 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 129 Ireland 0.7012 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Côte d'Ivoire 0.696 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 131 Egypt 0.6955 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 Andorra 0.6881 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 134 Timor-Leste 0.6784 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 135 Guatemala 0.6781 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Morocco?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Morocco was 0.6937 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6937 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5048 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Morocco rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Morocco ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.