Number of deaths from stroke in Morocco

Morocco: Number of deaths from stroke was 30,701 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
30,701 deaths
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
30,972 deaths
in 2020
All-time low
15,973 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths from stroke in Morocco, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 16.0k deaths2001: 16.5k deaths2002: 16.9k deaths2003: 17.6k deaths2004: 18.1k deaths2005: 18.8k deaths2006: 19.5k deaths2007: 20.2k deaths2008: 20.8k deaths2009: 21.4k deaths2010: 21.9k deaths2011: 22.7k deaths2012: 23.4k deaths2013: 24.2k deaths2014: 25.1k deaths2015: 25.8k deaths2016: 26.7k deaths2017: 27.5k deaths2018: 28.6k deaths2019: 29.4k deaths2020: 31.0k deaths2021: 30.7k deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of deaths from stroke in Morocco is 30,701 deaths, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths from stroke in Morocco peaked at 30,972 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,973 deaths, in 2000.

That places Morocco 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,575 deaths 15,973 deaths 21,354 deaths 10
2010s 25,529 deaths 21,916 deaths 29,400 deaths 10
2020s 30,836 deaths 30,701 deaths 30,972 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 27 Poland 35,264 deaths compare
  2. 28 Iran 33,963 deaths compare
  3. 29 Mexico 32,596 deaths compare
  4. 31 South Korea 28,437 deaths compare
  5. 32 Spain 27,917 deaths compare
  6. 33 Bulgaria 26,694 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths from stroke in Morocco?
Number of deaths from stroke in Morocco was 30,701 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 30,972 deaths in 2020.
What is the lowest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 15,973 deaths in 2000.
How does Morocco rank for number of deaths from stroke?
Morocco ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths from stroke rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 Number of deaths from stroke. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths from stroke
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from stroke in both sexes.