Youth mortality rate in Morocco
Morocco: Youth mortality rate was 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Morocco, 1969–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Morocco stood at 1.79 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Morocco peaked at 21.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.79 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Morocco 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 21.75 deaths per 100 live births | 21.75 deaths per 100 live births | 21.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 18.7 deaths per 100 live births | 15.69 deaths per 100 live births | 21.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.48 deaths per 100 live births | 14.94 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.02 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 5.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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- 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 youth mortality rate in Morocco?
- Youth mortality rate in Morocco was 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 21.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for youth mortality rate?
- Morocco ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.