Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of under-five deaths, female was 80 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
80
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
149th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1,216
in 1961
All-time low
80
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius, 1961–2024
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
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.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,216 | — |
| 1962 | 1,137 | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 1,083 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 1,063 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1,057 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1,120 | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 1,154 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 1,096 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 941 | -14.1% |
| 1970 | 800 | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 764 | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 781 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 757 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 701 | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 628 | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 551 | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 509 | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 480 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 454 | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 423 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 381 | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 338 | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 303 | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 276 | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 255 | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 240 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 235 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 232 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 224 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 215 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 207 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 205 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 208 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 209 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 209 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 208 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 202 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 187 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 175 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 164 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 149 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 140 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 135 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 131 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 128 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 121 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 115 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 109 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 104 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 100 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 86 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 86 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 82 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 80 | -2.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 80 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 535, 15% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 80 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.