Difference in male and female life expectancy in Morocco
Morocco: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.23 in 2023. β² Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Morocco, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Morocco is 4.23, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Morocco peaked at 4.62 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 1960.
Morocco ranks 142nd of 229 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.77 | 1.41 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.92 | 1.85 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.38 | 2.1 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 | 2.58 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 | 2.73 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 | 2.85 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 | 4.11 | 4.62 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,240 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8858 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5041 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 295,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Morocco?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Morocco was 4.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Morocco ranks 142nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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