Number of under-five deaths, male in Morocco
Morocco: Number of under-five deaths, male was 5,546 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male in Morocco, 1962–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in Morocco is 5,546, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Morocco peaked at 72,550 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 5,546, in 2024.
That places Morocco 57th 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 | 70,047 | 66,673 | 72,550 | 8 |
| 1970s | 61,744 | 54,473 | 65,995 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,478 | 33,547 | 52,863 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,464 | 20,044 | 31,782 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,441 | 12,688 | 18,861 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,338 | 7,103 | 12,140 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,130 | 5,546 | 6,763 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 189,855 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 115.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Morocco?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Morocco was 5,546 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 72,550 in 1962.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,546 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Morocco ranks 57th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.