Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 9 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mauritius peaked at 34 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 164th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34 | — |
| 1991 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 6% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,087, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.1 | 29 | 34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1 | 19 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mauritius?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mauritius was 9 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 5-9 years recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Mauritius ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years