Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Morocco
Morocco: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 3 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
73rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
10.4
in 1987
All-time low
2.6
in 2017
Years of data
7
1987–2019
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Morocco, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Morocco stood at 3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +15.4% |
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 | 2.83 | 2.6 | 3 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.23 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,240 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.98 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.98 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -5.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.438 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Morocco?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Morocco was 3 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 in 1987.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Morocco ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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