Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in Morocco

Morocco: Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting was 14.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14.2
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
60th
of 97 countries
All-time high
31
in 1987
All-time low
14.2
in 2019
Years of data
7
1987–2019

Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in Morocco, 1987–2019

01020301987200320191987: 311992: 30.11997: 28.92003: 23.12011: 14.92017: 15.12019: 14.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 14.2 for share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in Morocco peaked at 31 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 14.2, in 2019.

That places Morocco 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in Morocco, 1987 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1987 31
1992 30.1 -2.9%
1997 28.9 -4.0%
2003 23.1 -20.1%
2011 14.9 -35.5%
2017 15.1 +1.3%
2019 14.2 -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31 31 31 1
1990s 29.5 28.9 30.1 2
2000s 23.1 23.1 23.1 1
2010s 14.73 14.2 15.1 3

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 57 Nicaragua 17.3 compare
  2. 58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.1 compare
  3. 59 Maldives 15.3 compare
  4. 61 Kyrgyzstan 14.1 compare
  5. 62 Tajikistan 13.7 compare
  6. 63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in Morocco?
Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting in Morocco was 14.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 31 in 1987.
What is the lowest share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 14.2 in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting?
Morocco ranks 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of children younger than 5 who suffer from stunting
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
97 places, 955 data points, 1985–2024
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