Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Morocco
Morocco: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate was -3.52 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Morocco, 1958–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Morocco stood at -3.52 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Morocco peaked at -1.3 % change on previous year in 1958 and was at its lowest, -5.4 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Morocco ranks 169th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 67 years of available data.
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | -1.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1959 | -1.38 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1960 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1961 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 1962 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1963 | -1.54 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1964 | -1.63 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1965 | -1.84 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1966 | -1.89 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1967 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1968 | -1.84 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1969 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1970 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1971 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1972 | -1.39 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1973 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1974 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 1975 | -2.35 % change on previous year | +38.3% |
| 1976 | -2.88 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 1977 | -3.36 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 1978 | -3.63 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1979 | -3.89 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1980 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1981 | -3.95 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1982 | -4.06 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1983 | -4.18 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1984 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1985 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1986 | -4.09 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1987 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1988 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1989 | -3.52 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1990 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1991 | -3.44 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1992 | -3.39 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1993 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1994 | -3.45 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1995 | -3.56 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1996 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1997 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1998 | -3.5 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2000 | -3.46 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2001 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2002 | -3.77 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2003 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2004 | -4.4 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2005 | -4.59 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2006 | -4.94 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2007 | -5.14 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2008 | -5.35 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2009 | -5.32 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2010 | -5.4 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -5.38 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2012 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2013 | -5.31 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2014 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2015 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | -4.96 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2017 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2018 | -4.22 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2019 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2020 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2021 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2022 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2023 | -3.75 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2024 | -3.52 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -38.3% | -1.7 % change on previous year | -2.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.34 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1960s | -1.66 % change on previous year | -1.89 % change on previous year | -1.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.36 % change on previous year | -3.89 % change on previous year | -1.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.94 % change on previous year | -4.18 % change on previous year | -3.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.45 % change on previous year | -3.56 % change on previous year | -3.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.46 % change on previous year | -5.35 % change on previous year | -3.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.98 % change on previous year | -5.4 % change on previous year | -3.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.73 % change on previous year | -3.93 % change on previous year | -3.52 % change on previous year | 5 |
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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)
- 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 infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Morocco?
- Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in Morocco was -3.52 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was -1.3 % change on previous year in 1958.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
- Morocco ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality by sex Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.