What is child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco was 1.57 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 26.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Morocco rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Morocco ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Morocco: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

95th

of 199 countries

All-time high

26.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

1.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco, 1956–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco is 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco peaked at 26.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.57 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Morocco ranks 95th of 199 countries on this measure, 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
1950s	25.79 deaths per 100 live births	25 deaths per 100 live births	26.6 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	22.12 deaths per 100 live births	19.66 deaths per 100 live births	24.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	16.97 deaths per 100 live births	14.22 deaths per 100 live births	19.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.78 deaths per 100 live births	8.48 deaths per 100 live births	13.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.71 deaths per 100 live births	5.47 deaths per 100 live births	8.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4.25 deaths per 100 live births	3.28 deaths per 100 live births	5.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	3.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Morocco

92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
94 Suriname 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
96 Bolivia 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
97 Mauritius 1.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
98 Panama 1.53 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Morocco

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 334,088 (2025)
Population, male 50.4% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 12.62 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 9.68 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 315,409 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 329,894 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 316,627 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 332,006 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 317,440 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 338,030 (2025)

All data for Morocco →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Morocco was 1.57 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 26.6 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Morocco rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Morocco ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .