▁Dr . ▁A la ▁Al wan , ▁W HO ▁Regional ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Mediter rane an ▁Region , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Rab at . ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁made ▁significant ▁progress ▁in ▁reducing ▁death s ▁among ▁both ▁children ▁and ▁moth ers . ▁Based ▁on ▁World ▁Bank ▁data , ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁mat ernal ▁mort ality ▁ratio ▁fell ▁by ▁ 6 7 % ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁sp ending ▁on ▁health care ▁account ed ▁for ▁ 5 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁G DP . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁sp ending ▁on ▁health care ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁G DP ▁has ▁decre ased . ▁However , ▁health ▁exp end iture ▁per ▁cap ita ▁( PP P ) ▁has ▁stead ily ▁increased ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁health ▁exp end iture ▁was ▁$ 4 3 5 . 2 9 ▁per ▁cap ita . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁at ▁birth ▁was ▁ 7 4 . 3 , ▁or ▁ 7 3 . 3 ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁ 7 5 . 4 ▁for ▁women , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 . 3 ▁phys icians ▁and ▁ 8 . 9 ▁n urs es ▁and ▁mid w ives ▁per ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants