Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Morocco
Morocco: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 842 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 842 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Morocco peaked at 3,775 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 842, in 2024.
That places Morocco 59th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,775 | — |
| 1991 | 3,594 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 3,403 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 3,213 | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 3,023 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 2,854 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 2,710 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 2,574 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 2,444 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 2,318 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 2,196 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 2,076 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1,960 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1,855 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 1,754 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1,663 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1,584 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,511 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1,436 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,371 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1,317 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,270 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1,234 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,206 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,182 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,163 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,138 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,109 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1,075 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,036 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 991 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 950 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 910 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1,107 | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 842 | -23.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 842 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 842, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 842 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 332, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,991 | 2,318 | 3,775 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,741 | 1,371 | 2,196 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,173 | 1,036 | 1,317 | 10 |
| 2020s | 960 | 842 | 1,107 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.18 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,432 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 266,273 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 460,392 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 452,625 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Morocco?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Morocco was 842 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3,775 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 842 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Morocco ranks 59th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years