Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritius
Mauritius: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.8 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritius peaked at 1.6 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000, in 2018.
Mauritius ranks 133rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.91 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritius?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritius was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Mauritius ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.