Suicides of children and adolescents in Morocco
Morocco: Suicides of children and adolescents was 47 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Suicides of children and adolescents in Morocco, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, suicides of children and adolescents in Morocco stood at 47.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.3% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Morocco peaked at 51 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.44, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.44 | — |
| 2008 | 20 | +1286.6% |
| 2009 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 24 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 39 | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 32 | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 39 | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 29 | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 34 | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 23 | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 51 | +121.7% |
| 2022 | 37 | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 47 | +34.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicides of children and adolescents in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1286.6% | 1.44 | 20 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.15 | 1.44 | 20 | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 21 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6 | 23 | 51 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2018)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Morocco?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Morocco was 47 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 in 2007.
- How does Morocco rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Morocco ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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 Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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