Egypt vs Morocco: Mortality rate, infant
Egypt
16.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Morocco
15.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Egypt rank
82nd
Morocco rank
85th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.1 per 1,000 live births against 15.5 per 1,000 live births in Morocco, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Morocco ranks 85th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139.33 per 1,000 live births | 117.31 per 1,000 live births | 22.02 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1980s | 93.06 per 1,000 live births | 82.13 per 1,000 live births | 10.93 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 54.45 per 1,000 live births | 55.63 per 1,000 live births | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | Morocco |
| 2000s | 32.38 per 1,000 live births | 37.51 per 1,000 live births | 5.13 per 1,000 live births | Morocco |
| 2010s | 21.77 per 1,000 live births | 22.53 per 1,000 live births | 0.76 per 1,000 live births | Morocco |
| 2020s | 16.95 per 1,000 live births | 16.35 per 1,000 live births | 0.6 per 1,000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Egypt or Morocco?
- Egypt, at 16.1 per 1,000 live births against 15.5 per 1,000 live births in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Egypt and Morocco?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Morocco ranks 85th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release