Number of under-five deaths, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of under-five deaths, male was 101 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
Mauritius recorded 101 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Mauritius peaked at 1,382 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 101, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,382 | — |
| 1962 | 1,304 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 1,249 | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 1,232 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1,222 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,288 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 1,321 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1,252 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 1,083 | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 927 | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 890 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 912 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 890 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 837 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 760 | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 673 | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 626 | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 595 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 568 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 532 | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 484 | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 431 | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 388 | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 358 | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 333 | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 316 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 311 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 310 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 299 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 287 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 277 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 275 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 278 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 280 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 278 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 276 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 270 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 248 | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 233 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 218 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 197 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 183 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 174 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 169 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 164 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 155 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 146 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 140 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 132 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 126 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 124 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 125 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 120 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 113 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 108 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 112 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 115 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 115 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 116 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 109 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 103 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 101 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,259 | 1,083 | 1,382 | 9 |
| 1970s | 767.8 | 568 | 927 | 10 |
| 1980s | 376.2 | 299 | 532 | 10 |
| 1990s | 270.2 | 233 | 287 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167.8 | 132 | 218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.6 | 108 | 126 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109 | 101 | 116 | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Mauritius?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Mauritius was 101 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, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,382 in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 101 in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Mauritius ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.