Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of under-five deaths, female was 80 in 2024. β Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius, 1961β2024
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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius stood at 80. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius peaked at 1,216 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,096 | 941 | 1,216 | 9 |
| 1970s | 642.5 | 454 | 800 | 10 |
| 1980s | 290.7 | 224 | 423 | 10 |
| 1990s | 202.5 | 175 | 215 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.6 | 104 | 164 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6 | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2 | 80 | 92 | 5 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius was 80 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,216 in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Mauritius ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.