Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Morocco
Morocco: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 4.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Morocco, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Morocco is 4.43, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Morocco peaked at 4.87 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.52, in 1960.
Morocco ranks 148th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 | — |
| 1951 | 1.99 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 2 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 2.01 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 2.01 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.99 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 1.96 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 1.91 | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 1.91 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.91 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.52 | -20.5% |
| 1961 | 1.95 | +28.0% |
| 1962 | 1.79 | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 1.8 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.82 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.85 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.87 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.9 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.94 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.98 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.01 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.05 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.99 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.97 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.96 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.93 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.93 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.98 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.05 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.14 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 2.29 | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 2.44 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 2.53 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2.61 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.68 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.79 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.86 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.92 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.99 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.06 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.05 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.06 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.06 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.16 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.2 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.2 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.19 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.19 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.24 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.35 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.41 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.38 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.33 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.29 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.22 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.34 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.45 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.41 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.36 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.25 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.41 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 3.57 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.58 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.56 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.55 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.56 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.77 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.96 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.14 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 4.87 | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 4.36 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 4.34 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.43 | +2.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 4.43 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.48, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 4.43 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.99, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +28.0% | 1.52 | 1.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.97 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.84 | 1.52 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.93 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 | 2.29 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 | 3.05 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 | 3.22 | 3.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 | 3.25 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 4.34 | 4.87 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More health data for Morocco
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Morocco?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Morocco was 4.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Morocco ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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