Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Morocco
Morocco: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 11.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Morocco stood at 11.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Morocco peaked at 15.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 23rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 11.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 11.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.2%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Morocco?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Morocco was 11.9% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Morocco ranks 23rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.