Mortality rate, infant in Morocco
Morocco: Mortality rate, infant was 14.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Morocco, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Morocco stood at 14.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Morocco peaked at 151.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 14.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Morocco 87th out of 195 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 | 140.96 per 1,000 live births | 130.1 per 1,000 live births | 151.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 118.17 per 1,000 live births | 103.8 per 1,000 live births | 128.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.63 per 1,000 live births | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | 99.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.96 per 1,000 live births | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.64 per 1,000 live births | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.35 per 1,000 live births | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Morocco?
- Mortality rate, infant in Morocco was 14.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 151.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Morocco ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.