Infant mortality rate in Morocco
Morocco: Infant mortality rate was 14.73 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 14.73 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Morocco peaked at 45.43 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.73, in 2024.
That places Morocco 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.43 | — |
| 2001 | 43.76 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 42.09 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 40.38 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 38.62 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 36.82 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 34.99 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 33.16 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 31.36 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 29.68 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 28.07 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 26.58 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 25.17 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 23.81 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 22.53 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 21.36 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 20.28 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 19.33 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 18.53 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 17.77 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 17.1 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 16.46 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 15.87 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.27 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 14.73 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.63 | 29.68 | 45.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.34 | 17.77 | 28.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.88 | 14.73 | 17.1 | 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.7616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.814 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Morocco?
- Infant mortality rate in Morocco was 14.73 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 45.43 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.73 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for infant mortality rate?
- Morocco ranks 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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