Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Morocco
Morocco: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 78,560 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Morocco, 1987–2019
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Morocco stood at 78,560.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Morocco peaked at 335,930 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 77,260, in 2011.
Morocco ranks 52nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 135,890 | — |
| 1992 | 86,510 | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 150,710 | +74.2% |
| 2003 | 335,930 | +122.9% |
| 2011 | 77,260 | -77.0% |
| 2017 | 86,100 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 78,560 | -8.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 78,560 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112,895, 70% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 78,560 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 121,805, 64% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 135,890 | 135,890 | 135,890 | 1 |
| 1990s | 118,610 | 86,510 | 150,710 | 2 |
| 2000s | 335,930 | 335,930 | 335,930 | 1 |
| 2010s | 80,640 | 77,260 | 86,100 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 49 Uzbekistan 94,880 compare
- 50 Tajikistan 85,350 compare
- 51 Laos 85,140 compare
- 53 Malawi 76,510 compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 71,940 compare
- 55 Togo 70,720 compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Morocco?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Morocco was 78,560 in 2019, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 335,930 in 2003.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,260 in 2011.
- How does Morocco rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Morocco ranks 52nd out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.