Number of under-five deaths in Morocco
Morocco: Number of under-five deaths was 9,859 in 2024. β Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Morocco, 1962β2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 9,859 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Morocco peaked at 138,145 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 9,859, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 57th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133,388 | 126,815 | 138,145 | 8 |
| 1970s | 117,212 | 103,322 | 125,442 | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,410 | 62,158 | 99,875 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,661 | 36,261 | 58,786 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,731 | 22,650 | 34,036 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,625 | 12,626 | 21,653 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,898 | 9,859 | 12,021 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 54 TΓΌrkiye 10,356 compare
- 55 Papua New Guinea 10,037 compare
- 56 Syrian Arab Republic 9,991 compare
- 58 Colombia 8,107 compare
- 59 Guatemala 7,745 compare
- 60 Tajikistan, Republic of 7,590 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Morocco?
- Number of under-five deaths in Morocco was 9,859 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 138,145 in 1962.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,859 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Morocco ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.