Maternal mortality ratio in Morocco
Morocco: Maternal mortality ratio was 69.77 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Morocco, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 69.77 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Morocco peaked at 271.4 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.77 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Morocco ranks 80th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 205.56 per 100,000 live births | 148.33 per 100,000 live births | 271.4 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.4 per 100,000 live births | 79.21 per 100,000 live births | 140.11 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6 per 100,000 live births | 69.77 per 100,000 live births | 92.06 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 77 Sao Tome and Principe 75.36 per 100,000 live births compare
- 78 Guyana 74.73 per 100,000 live births compare
- 79 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.52 per 100,000 live births compare
- 81 Brazil 66.91 per 100,000 live births compare
- 82 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 66.9 per 100,000 live births compare
- 83 Belize 66.8 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Morocco
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,240 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 295,615 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 279,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 299,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 282,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 299,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 283,621 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Morocco?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Morocco was 69.77 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 271.4 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.77 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Morocco ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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