Morocco vs Western Sahara: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in Morocco and 23.8 per 1,000 live births in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Western Sahara, by 9.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.66 times that in Morocco.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Western Sahara has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Morocco ranked 91 and Western Sahara ranked 60 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Morocco at 2.8 per 1,000 live births and Western Sahara at 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Morocco	Western Sahara	World
2023	14.3	23.8	27.3
2022	14.8	24.5	28.2
2021	15.4	25.3	28.4
2020	16	26.2	28.7
2019	16.6	27	29.2
2018	17.3	27.8	29.7
2017	18	28.8	30.3
2016	18.9	29.8	31.1
2015	19.8	31	32.1
2014	20.9	32.2	32.9
2013	22	33.5	33.9
2012	23.3	35	35
2011	24.5	36.4	36.8
2010	25.9	38	37.7
2009	27.2	39.8	39.1
2008	28.6	41.8	40.4
2007	30.2	43.6	42
2006	31.9	45.5	43.7
2005	33.4	47.4	45.4
2004	35.1	49.4	47.2
2003	36.5	51.6	48.8
2002	38	53.7	50.6
2001	39.6	56	52.2
2000	41.3	58.1	53.7
1999	42.9	60.4	55.5
1998	44.5	62.8	57.1
1997	46.1	65	58.3
1996	47.7	67.3	59.6
1995	49.8	69.5	60.8
1994	51.4	71.8	62
1993	53.4	74.1	62.9
1992	55.5	76.5	64.1
1991	57.5	78.9	64.9
1990	59.8	81.5	64.9
1989	62.3	84.4	66.2
1988	65	87.5	68
1987	67.7	91	68.6
1986	70.8	94.6	70.8
1985	74.1	98.7	72.9
1984	77.7	102.9	74.6
1983	81.3	107.2	76.1
1982	85.3	111.8	76.6
1981	89.5	116.5	78.7
1980	93.7	121.1	80.6
1979	98	126	82.5
1978	102.4	130.7	84.7
1977	106.4	135.5	86.4
1976	110.4	140.4	88.1
1975	114.1	145.2	89.6
1974	117.3	149.9	90.9
1973	120.2	154.2	92.1
1972	123	158.1	93.6
1971	125.7	162.2	96.1
1970	128.6	165	96.9
1969	131.5	168	98.3
1968	134.5	171	100.2
1967	137.7	173.7	103.1
1966	141.2	176.4	104.9
1965	144.6	179	106.4
1964	148	181.6	106.1
1963	151.5	184.3	107.7
1962	154.8	187.1	110.2
1961	158.2	190	121.5
1960	163.8	192.8	131.8
1959	164.8	195.6	125.7
1958	168	198.5	117.7
1957	171.3	201.3	120
1956	174.5	204.3	121.9
1955	177.6	207.2	124.8
1954	180.6	210.2	127.7
1953	183.5	213.1	130.1
1952	186.4	216	132.7
1951	189.4	218.9	136
1950	192.1	221.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Morocco	Western Sahara	World
2024	13.811.1–17.6	22.717.8–29.2	26.9
2025	13.39.8–18.7	2215.4–30.9	26.4
2026	12.88.8–19.3	21.213.8–33.3	25.9
2027	12.48–20	20.513–34	25.4
2028	11.97.2–20.7	19.911.9–34.6	24.9
2029	11.56.7–20.9	19.210.9–34.7	24.5
2030	11.16.3–20.4	18.69.9–35.1	24
2031	10.85.9–20.4	189.3–35.8	23.6
2032	10.45.4–20.2	17.58.6–36.2	23.2
2033	105.2–20.3	178.3–36.7	22.8
2034	9.75–21.6	16.47.5–36.5	22.3
2035	9.44.8–20.8	166.9–36.7	21.9
2036	9.14.5–20.9	15.56.5–36.2	21.5
2037	8.94.2–20.6	156.1–34.9	21.1
2038	8.63.9–20.6	14.65.9–34.9	20.8
2039	8.43.8–20.7	14.25.7–35.1	20.4
2040	8.23.7–20.4	13.85.3–34.8	20
2041	83.5–20.5	13.45.1–34.2	19.7
2042	7.83.4–20.4	134.9–35	19.4
2043	7.63.3–20	12.64.6–34.6	19
2044	7.43.2–20.8	12.24.4–35.1	18.7
2045	7.23.1–20.3	11.94.3–35.7	18.4
2046	72.9–19.5	11.54–34.7	18.2
2047	6.92.8–19.7	11.23.8–33.8	17.9
2048	6.72.8–19.5	10.93.7–34	17.7
2049	6.52.7–19.7	10.63.6–33.5	17.5
2050	6.32.6–19.6	10.33.5–32.8	17.3
2051	6.22.5–19.6	103.3–33.4	17.1
2052	6.12.4–18.6	9.73.3–32.2	16.9
2053	5.92.3–18.8	9.43.1–32.4	16.7
2054	5.82.3–18.5	9.23–32.5	16.5
2055	5.62.2–19.1	8.92.9–32.3	16.3
2056	5.52.1–18.5	8.72.9–32.8	16.1
2057	5.42–19.2	8.52.8–32.5	15.9
2058	5.32–18.5	8.32.7–33.3	15.7
2059	5.11.9–18.8	8.12.6–33.8	15.5
2060	51.9–19	7.92.6–32.8	15.3
2061	4.91.8–18.5	7.72.5–31.7	15.1
2062	4.81.8–17.6	7.62.5–31.2	14.9
2063	4.71.8–17.5	7.42.4–30.2	14.7
2064	4.61.7–17.5	7.32.3–30.3	14.5
2065	4.61.7–16.7	7.12.3–30.1	14.3
2066	4.51.7–17.2	72.2–30.6	14.1
2067	4.41.7–16.6	6.92.2–29.7	13.9
2068	4.31.6–16.6	6.72.1–30.1	13.8
2069	4.31.6–16.2	6.62.1–28.6	13.6
2070	4.21.6–16.5	6.52–28.6	13.4
2071	4.11.5–15.5	6.42–28.8	13.2
2072	41.5–15.3	6.21.9–27.8	13
2073	41.5–15.2	6.11.9–28.1	12.9
2074	3.91.5–14.9	61.9–28.3	12.7
2075	3.81.5–14.7	5.91.9–27.8	12.6
2076	3.81.4–14.7	5.81.9–27.6	12.4
2077	3.71.3–15.1	5.71.8–27.5	12.3
2078	3.71.3–14.5	5.61.8–27.6	12.1
2079	3.61.3–14.4	5.61.8–26.2	12
2080	3.51.3–15	5.51.8–27.1	11.8
2081	3.51.3–13.6	5.41.8–26.8	11.7
2082	3.41.2–13.8	5.31.7–26.4	11.6
2083	3.41.2–12.8	5.21.7–26.8	11.5
2084	3.41.2–13.1	5.11.7–26.8	11.4
2085	3.31.2–13.3	51.7–26.7	11.3
2086	3.31.1–13.2	51.6–26.2	11.1
2087	3.21.1–12.6	4.91.6–26.4	11
2088	3.21.1–12.3	4.81.6–25.9	10.9
2089	3.11.1–12.3	4.81.5–25.1	10.8
2090	3.11–12.4	4.71.5–25.7	10.7
2091	3.11–12.4	4.61.5–25.6	10.6
2092	31–12.1	4.61.5–25.8	10.5
2093	31–12.2	4.51.5–25	10.4
2094	31–11.8	4.51.5–24.8	10.3
2095	2.91–11.6	4.41.4–24.6	10.1
2096	2.91–11.1	4.41.5–23.7	10
2097	2.91–11.2	4.31.5–23.4	9.9
2098	2.80.9–11.2	4.31.4–23.3	9.8
2099	2.80.9–11	4.21.4–22.6	9.7
2100	2.80.9–11.1	4.21.3–22.2	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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