Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Morocco
Morocco: Maternal mortality, annual growth rate was -5.9 % change on previous year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Morocco, 1986–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Morocco is -5.9 % change on previous year, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 178.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Morocco peaked at -1.83 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -12.43 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 154th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -9.52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1988 | -9.08 % change on previous year | +180.0% |
| 1989 | -9.58 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1990 | -4.97 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 1991 | -5.8 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1992 | -9.92 % change on previous year | +70.9% |
| 1993 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 1994 | -10.21 % change on previous year | +443.7% |
| 1995 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 1996 | -3.32 % change on previous year | +50.6% |
| 1997 | -10.22 % change on previous year | +207.3% |
| 1998 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 1999 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 2000 | -12.43 % change on previous year | +579.9% |
| 2001 | -3.14 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 2002 | -4.05 % change on previous year | +28.9% |
| 2003 | -4.58 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 2004 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 2005 | -7.11 % change on previous year | +105.1% |
| 2006 | -7.59 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2007 | -6.75 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2008 | -6.88 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2009 | -7.53 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 2010 | -7.11 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2011 | -9.07 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 2012 | -7.03 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 2013 | -6.19 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2014 | -4.2 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2015 | -5.04 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 2016 | -11.68 % change on previous year | +132.0% |
| 2017 | -5.8 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 2018 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2019 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 2020 | -5.9 % change on previous year | +178.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's -5.9 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.54 % change on previous year, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's -5.9 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5013 % change on previous year, 11.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -579.9% | -1.83 % change on previous year | -12.43 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -443.7% | -1.88 % change on previous year | -10.21 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -7.86 % change on previous year | -9.58 % change on previous year | -3.24 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | -5.32 % change on previous year | -10.22 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.35 % change on previous year | -12.43 % change on previous year | -3.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.12 % change on previous year | -11.68 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.9 % change on previous year | -5.9 % change on previous year | -5.9 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 151 Austria -4.86 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Egypt -5.32 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -5.62 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Bahamas -6.07 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Nigeria -6.67 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Burkina Faso -6.88 % change on previous year compare
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Morocco?
- Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Morocco was -5.9 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was -1.83 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.43 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for maternal mortality, annual growth rate?
- Morocco ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, 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 Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.