Low birth weight number in Morocco
Morocco: Low birth weight number was 97 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
97
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
26th
of 157 countries
All-time high
119.3
in 2000
All-time low
97
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Morocco, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 97 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Morocco peaked at 119.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 26th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 119.3 | — |
| 2001 | 117.2 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 116.3 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 115.4 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 114.5 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 114 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 113.8 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 113.6 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 113.4 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 114.6 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 114.7 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 115.5 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 114.7 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 114.1 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 111.5 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 110 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 105.6 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 104.7 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 102 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 99.4 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 97 | -2.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 97 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.4, 6.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.21 | 113.4 | 119.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.22 | 99.4 | 115.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (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 low birth weight number in Morocco?
- Low birth weight number in Morocco was 97 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 119.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for low birth weight number?
- Morocco ranks 26th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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