What is neonatal mortality rate in Morocco?

Neonatal mortality rate in Morocco was 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 7.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Morocco rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Morocco ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Morocco data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Morocco

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Morocco
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Morocco: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.9642 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

83rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

7.04 deaths per 100 live births

in 1957

All-time low

0.9642 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1957–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Morocco, 1957–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Morocco stood at 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Morocco peaked at 7.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Morocco 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	6.97 deaths per 100 live births	6.9 deaths per 100 live births	7.04 deaths per 100 live births	3
1960s	6.35 deaths per 100 live births	5.82 deaths per 100 live births	6.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.35 deaths per 100 live births	4.97 deaths per 100 live births	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.31 deaths per 100 live births	3.79 deaths per 100 live births	4.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.31 deaths per 100 live births	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.47 deaths per 100 live births	2.02 deaths per 100 live births	2.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.9642 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Morocco

80 Lebanon 1.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9996 deaths per 100 live births compare
82 Suriname 0.9667 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Mauritius 0.9591 deaths per 100 live births compare
85 Cambodia 0.9525 deaths per 100 live births compare
86 Syria 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Morocco

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Morocco?: Neonatal mortality rate in Morocco was 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 7.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9642 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Morocco rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Morocco ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .