Child stunting in Morocco
14.2% of children under five in Morocco were stunted in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1987.
Morocco, 2019
14.2%
Change from 2017
−0.9percentage points
Position in 2019
24th of 46
Child stunting in Morocco over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Morocco |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.2% |
| 2017 | 15.1% |
| 2011 | 14.9% |
| 2003 | 23.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 15.1% in 2017, a change of −0.9 percentage points.
- Since 1987, when it was 31.0%, the figure has changed by −16.8 percentage points.
- Among the 46 countries with data for 2019, Morocco has the 24th highest value.
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All statistics for Morocco
Prevalence of undernourishment
6.5%
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
15.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
75.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
16.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
64.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
65
2023 · WHO