Low-birthweight babies in Morocco
Morocco: Low-birthweight babies was 14.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Morocco, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Morocco stood at 14.8%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Morocco peaked at 18.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2020.
That places Morocco 34th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.7% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Morocco?
- Low-birthweight babies in Morocco was 14.8% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Morocco ranks 34th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.