Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 52 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 52 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Mauritius peaked at 78 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71 | — |
| 1991 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 69 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 64 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 52 | -5.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 52 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 292, 18% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,848, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4 | 64 | 78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5 | 54 | 61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7 | 55 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2 | 52 | 57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.66 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.21 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Mauritius?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Mauritius was 52 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Mauritius ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years