Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Morocco
Morocco: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 3.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Morocco, 1987–2019
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Morocco is 3.0%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Morocco peaked at 10.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2017.
Morocco ranks 73rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 10.4% | — |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -70.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 3.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 79% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 70 Romania 3.5% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
- 72 Bolivia 3.4% compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 3.0% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 3.0% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 2.9% compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 2.9% compare
- 76 Venezuela 2.9% compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Morocco?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Morocco was 3.0% in 2019, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Morocco ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.