Infant mortality per 1,000 live births fell 3.13% to 15.5 in Morocco in 2023, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Morocco reached an all time high of 149 in 1960 and an all time low of 15.5 in 2023. When compared to Morocco's main peers, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Algeria amounted to 19.7, 31.0 in Mauritania, 2.60 in Spain and 10.6 in Tunisia in 2023.
Morocco has been ranked 77th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of infant mortality per 1,000 live births, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Algeria | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.2 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||
Libya | 9.80 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 9.00 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Mali | 66.6 | 65.1 | 63.7 | 62.1 | 60.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Malta | 5.60 | 5.50 | 5.40 | 5.20 | 5.10 | |||||||||||||||||
Mauritania | 36.7 | 35.8 | 34.8 | 33.8 | 32.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 19.6 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 16.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Senegal | 36.4 | 35.7 | 34.9 | 33.9 | 32.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.5 |