Children died before five per woman in Mauritius
Mauritius: Children died before five per woman was 0.0221 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0221
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
117th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.42
in 1896
All-time low
0.0199
in 2015
Years of data
152
1871–2024
Children died before five per woman in Mauritius, 1871–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Mauritius is 0.0221, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Mauritius peaked at 2.42 in 1896 and was at its lowest, 0.0199, in 2015.
Mauritius ranks 117th of 200 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.
Children died before five per woman in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1.02 | — |
| 1872 | 1.15 | +11.9% |
| 1873 | 1.77 | +54.2% |
| 1874 | 1.38 | -21.8% |
| 1875 | 1.36 | -1.7% |
| 1876 | 1.26 | -6.9% |
| 1877 | 1.22 | -3.6% |
| 1878 | 1.26 | +3.0% |
| 1879 | 1.14 | -9.5% |
| 1880 | 1.09 | -4.1% |
| 1881 | 1.34 | +23.2% |
| 1882 | 1.42 | +5.5% |
| 1883 | 1.66 | +17.1% |
| 1884 | 1.33 | -19.7% |
| 1885 | 1.38 | +3.4% |
| 1886 | 1.22 | -11.3% |
| 1887 | 1.46 | +19.3% |
| 1888 | 1.29 | -11.2% |
| 1889 | 1.03 | -20.6% |
| 1890 | 1.37 | +33.0% |
| 1891 | 1.32 | -3.3% |
| 1892 | 1.64 | +24.0% |
| 1893 | 1.72 | +5.0% |
| 1894 | 1.52 | -11.5% |
| 1895 | 1.7 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | 2.42 | +42.2% |
| 1898 | 1.58 | -34.7% |
| 1899 | 1.47 | -7.2% |
| 1900 | 1.71 | +16.3% |
| 1901 | 1.86 | +8.9% |
| 1902 | 1.63 | -12.6% |
| 1903 | 1.27 | -21.7% |
| 1904 | 1.13 | -10.9% |
| 1905 | 1.56 | +37.1% |
| 1906 | 1.38 | -11.3% |
| 1907 | 1.26 | -8.4% |
| 1908 | 1.46 | +15.1% |
| 1909 | 1.26 | -13.7% |
| 1910 | 1.17 | -7.1% |
| 1911 | 1.27 | +9.0% |
| 1912 | 1.46 | +14.8% |
| 1913 | 1.13 | -22.7% |
| 1914 | 1.11 | -1.4% |
| 1915 | 1.26 | +13.0% |
| 1916 | 1.03 | -18.2% |
| 1917 | 1.36 | +32.3% |
| 1918 | 1.52 | +11.5% |
| 1919 | 1.62 | +6.7% |
| 1921 | 1.41 | -13.0% |
| 1922 | 1.34 | -5.1% |
| 1923 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 1924 | 1.23 | -5.5% |
| 1925 | 1.15 | -6.7% |
| 1926 | 1.09 | -5.3% |
| 1927 | 1.2 | +10.4% |
| 1928 | 1.03 | -14.8% |
| 1929 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.36 | +33.1% |
| 1931 | 1.41 | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 1.11 | -21.2% |
| 1933 | 0.9054 | -18.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8953 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.9777 | +9.2% |
| 1936 | 0.9794 | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 1.05 | +7.1% |
| 1938 | 1.09 | +3.7% |
| 1939 | 1.03 | -5.6% |
| 1940 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.8911 | -13.3% |
| 1942 | 1.17 | +31.0% |
| 1943 | 1.06 | -9.2% |
| 1944 | 1.11 | +4.5% |
| 1945 | 1.57 | +42.2% |
| 1946 | 1.24 | -21.0% |
| 1947 | 0.9659 | -22.3% |
| 1948 | 1.72 | +78.2% |
| 1949 | 0.7806 | -54.6% |
| 1950 | 0.6466 | -17.2% |
| 1951 | 0.7229 | +11.8% |
| 1952 | 0.6807 | -5.8% |
| 1953 | 0.8078 | +18.7% |
| 1954 | 0.6713 | -16.9% |
| 1955 | 0.7518 | +12.0% |
| 1956 | 0.8473 | +12.7% |
| 1957 | 0.7255 | -14.4% |
| 1958 | 0.6618 | -8.8% |
| 1959 | 0.645 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.6394 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.6124 | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5668 | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5209 | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4866 | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4695 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4721 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4725 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4375 | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3689 | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3123 | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2925 | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.292 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.28 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2452 | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2025 | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 0.174 | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.154 | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1394 | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1267 | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1138 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0851 | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0746 | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0665 | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0601 | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0558 | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0569 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0572 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0554 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.053 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0497 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0498 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0489 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0486 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0476 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.048 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0458 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0415 | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0413 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0371 | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0337 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0324 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0307 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0303 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0273 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0264 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.025 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0236 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.023 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.023 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0213 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.021 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0199 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0205 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0215 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0219 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0224 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0222 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.022 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0221 | +0.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0221 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0221 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | +78.2% | 0.9659 | 1.72 |
| 1873 | +54.2% | 1.15 | 1.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.28 | 1.02 | 1.77 | 9 |
| 1880s | 1.32 | 1.03 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.64 | 1.32 | 2.42 | 9 |
| 1900s | 1.45 | 1.13 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.29 | 1.03 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2 | 1.02 | 1.41 | 9 |
| 1930s | 1.08 | 0.8953 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.15 | 0.7806 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7161 | 0.645 | 0.8473 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5047 | 0.3689 | 0.6394 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2219 | 0.1267 | 0.3123 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0724 | 0.0554 | 0.1138 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0474 | 0.0413 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0296 | 0.0236 | 0.0371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 | 0.0199 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 | 0.022 | 0.0224 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Mauritius?
- Children died before five per woman in Mauritius was 0.0221 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 1896.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for children died before five per woman?
- Mauritius ranks 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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