Number of children who are underweight in Morocco

Morocco: Number of children who are underweight was 98,203 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
98,203
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
56th
of 96 countries
All-time high
362,368
in 1987
All-time low
86,099
in 2017
Years of data
7
1987–2019

Number of children who are underweight in Morocco, 1987–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1987200320191987: 362.4k1992: 269.5k1997: 246.9k2003: 304.8k2011: 97.4k2017: 86.1k2019: 98.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, number of children who are underweight in Morocco stood at 98,203.

That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Morocco peaked at 362,368 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 86,099, in 2017.

That places Morocco 56th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 362,368 362,368 362,368 1
1990s 258,210 246,907 269,513 2
2000s 304,827 304,827 304,827 1
2010s 93,907 86,099 98,203 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who are underweight in Morocco?
Number of children who are underweight in Morocco was 98,203 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 362,368 in 1987.
What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 86,099 in 2017.
How does Morocco rank for number of children who are underweight?
Morocco ranks 56th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children who are underweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
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