Number of infant deaths, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of infant deaths, female was 71 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female in Mauritius, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Mauritius is 71, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Mauritius peaked at 796 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 147th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 796 | — |
| 1961 | 788 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 739 | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 713 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 706 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 697 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 739 | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 753 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 714 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 621 | -13.0% |
| 1970 | 531 | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 518 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 538 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 530 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 510 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 470 | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 416 | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 389 | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 370 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 353 | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 332 | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 301 | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 269 | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 242 | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 222 | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 205 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 194 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 193 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 195 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 191 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 185 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 178 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 177 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 179 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 179 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 179 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 177 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 173 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 160 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 151 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 142 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 129 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 121 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 116 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 113 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 110 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 104 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 99 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 89 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 79 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 75 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 78 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 72 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 71 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 726.6 | 621 | 796 | 10 |
| 1970s | 462.5 | 353 | 538 | 10 |
| 1980s | 234.4 | 191 | 332 | 10 |
| 1990s | 173.8 | 151 | 185 | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.7 | 89 | 142 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5 | 74 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2 | 71 | 81 | 5 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Mauritius?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Mauritius was 71 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 796 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Mauritius ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.