Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Morocco
Morocco: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1.29 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.29
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
98th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5.59
in 1990
All-time low
1.29
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 1.29 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Morocco peaked at 5.59 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.29, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 98th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.59 | — |
| 1991 | 5.33 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 5.08 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 4.84 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 4.6 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.37 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 4.16 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 3.95 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 3.75 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 3.56 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 3.39 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.22 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.07 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.93 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.79 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.55 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.44 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.34 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.23 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.14 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.05 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.97 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.83 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.77 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.71 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.65 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.59 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.54 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.48 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.38 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.69 | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.52 | 3.56 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 | 2.23 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.54 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 | 1.29 | 1.69 | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Morocco?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Morocco was 1.29 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Morocco ranks 98th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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