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Mortality in Morocco, by the numbers

Morocco sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 75.6 years of life, 101st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Morocco, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
75.6 yrs
101st of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
0.5 L
24th lowest of 185
Suicide rate
2.9 /100k
29th lowest of 182

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Morocco ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 75.6 yrs 101 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 8.1 /1,000 94 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 5.7 /1,000 165 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 18.0 yrs 95 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 39.7 /1,000 159 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 4.4 yrs 133 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 89.5 men/100 women 177 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 14.7 /1,000 85 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 70.0 /100k 77 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 22.0 % 57 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 2.9 /100k 154 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 17.0 /100k 75 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 10.2 % 96 of 143 2003
Recorded alcohol per adult 0.5 L 162 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 8.1 % 111 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $232 126 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $4,153 147 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Morocco's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 24th lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.5 L) and the 29th lowest suicide rate in the world (2.9 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Morocco; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.