Total disease burden in Morocco
Morocco: Total disease burden was 11.55 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Morocco, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 11.55 million DALYs for total disease burden in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Morocco peaked at 11.55 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.40 million DALYs, in 2002.
That places Morocco 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.46 million DALYs | 9.40 million DALYs | 9.55 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.90 million DALYs | 9.60 million DALYs | 10.33 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.42 million DALYs | 11.29 million DALYs | 11.55 million DALYs | 2 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Morocco?
- Total disease burden in Morocco was 11.55 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 11.55 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.40 million DALYs in 2002.
- How does Morocco rank for total disease burden?
- Morocco ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.