Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Morocco
Morocco: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 4.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Morocco, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Morocco stood at 4.43 years.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Morocco peaked at 4.87 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.52 years, 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Morocco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 2 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 2.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 2.01 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.99 years | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 1.96 years | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 1.91 years | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 1.91 years | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.52 years | -20.5% |
| 1961 | 1.95 years | +28.0% |
| 1962 | 1.79 years | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 1.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.85 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.9 years | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.94 years | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.98 years | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.05 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.99 years | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.97 years | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.96 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.93 years | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.93 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.98 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.05 years | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.14 years | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 2.29 years | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 2.44 years | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 2.53 years | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2.61 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.68 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.79 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.86 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.92 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.99 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.06 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.05 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.06 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.16 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.19 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.24 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.35 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.41 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.38 years | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.33 years | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.29 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.22 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.34 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.45 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.41 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.36 years | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.25 years | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.41 years | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 3.57 years | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.56 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.55 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.77 years | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.96 years | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.14 years | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 4.87 years | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 4.36 years | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 4.34 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.43 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.97 years | 1.91 years | 2.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.84 years | 1.52 years | 1.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2 years | 1.93 years | 2.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 years | 2.29 years | 3.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 years | 3.05 years | 3.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 years | 3.22 years | 3.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 years | 3.25 years | 4.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 years | 4.34 years | 4.87 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Morocco?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Morocco was 4.43 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 years in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Morocco ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.