Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Morocco
Morocco: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 1.53 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Morocco, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Morocco stood at 1.53.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Morocco peaked at 2.04 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 2014.
Morocco ranks 141st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.93 | — |
| 2001 | 1.99 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.84 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.81 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.81 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.65 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.52 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.47 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.45 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.81 | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 2.04 | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 1.74 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 1.75 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.63 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.53 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.82 | 1.6 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.45 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.63 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Morocco?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Morocco was 1.53 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 in 2017.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 2014.
- How does Morocco rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Morocco ranks 141st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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