% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Morocco
Morocco: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 12.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.36
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
5th
of 17 countries
All-time high
12.36
in 2024
All-time low
10.7
in 2019
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Morocco, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Morocco stood at 12.36. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Morocco peaked at 12.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.8 | — |
| 2013 | 11.3 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.5 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.9 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.7 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.88 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.56 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 11.53 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.36 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.03 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.47 | 10.88 | 12.36 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Morocco?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Morocco was 12.36 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Morocco ranks 5th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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