Number of child deaths per woman in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0221 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
117th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.42 under-five deaths per woman
in 1896
All-time low
0.0199 under-five deaths per woman
in 2015
Years of data
152
1871–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Mauritius, 1871–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Mauritius is 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman, 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, number of child deaths per woman in Mauritius peaked at 2.42 under-five deaths per woman in 1896 and was at its lowest, 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman, 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.
Number of child deaths per woman in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1872 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | +11.9% |
| 1873 | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | +54.2% |
| 1874 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | -21.8% |
| 1875 | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1876 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | -6.9% |
| 1877 | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 1878 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | +3.0% |
| 1879 | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 1880 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1881 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | +23.2% |
| 1882 | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | +5.5% |
| 1883 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | +17.1% |
| 1884 | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | -19.7% |
| 1885 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | +3.4% |
| 1886 | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | -11.3% |
| 1887 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | +19.3% |
| 1888 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | -11.2% |
| 1889 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -20.6% |
| 1890 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | +33.0% |
| 1891 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1892 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | +24.0% |
| 1893 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | +5.0% |
| 1894 | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | -11.5% |
| 1895 | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | +11.7% |
| 1896 | 2.42 under-five deaths per woman | +42.2% |
| 1898 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | -34.7% |
| 1899 | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1900 | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | +16.3% |
| 1901 | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | +8.9% |
| 1902 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | -12.6% |
| 1903 | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | -21.7% |
| 1904 | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | -10.9% |
| 1905 | 1.56 under-five deaths per woman | +37.1% |
| 1906 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | -11.3% |
| 1907 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 1908 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | +15.1% |
| 1909 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | -13.7% |
| 1910 | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1911 | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | +9.0% |
| 1912 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | +14.8% |
| 1913 | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | -22.7% |
| 1914 | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1915 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | +13.0% |
| 1916 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -18.2% |
| 1917 | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | +32.3% |
| 1918 | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | +11.5% |
| 1919 | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | +6.7% |
| 1921 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -13.0% |
| 1922 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 1923 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1924 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 1925 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 1926 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 1927 | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | +10.4% |
| 1928 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -14.8% |
| 1929 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | +33.1% |
| 1931 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | -21.2% |
| 1933 | 0.9054 under-five deaths per woman | -18.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8953 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.9777 under-five deaths per woman | +9.2% |
| 1936 | 0.9794 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | +7.1% |
| 1938 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | +3.7% |
| 1939 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 1940 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.8911 under-five deaths per woman | -13.3% |
| 1942 | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | +31.0% |
| 1943 | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | -9.2% |
| 1944 | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | +4.5% |
| 1945 | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | +42.2% |
| 1946 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | -21.0% |
| 1947 | 0.9659 under-five deaths per woman | -22.3% |
| 1948 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | +78.2% |
| 1949 | 0.7806 under-five deaths per woman | -54.6% |
| 1950 | 0.6466 under-five deaths per woman | -17.2% |
| 1951 | 0.7229 under-five deaths per woman | +11.8% |
| 1952 | 0.6807 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1953 | 0.8078 under-five deaths per woman | +18.7% |
| 1954 | 0.6713 under-five deaths per woman | -16.9% |
| 1955 | 0.7518 under-five deaths per woman | +12.0% |
| 1956 | 0.8473 under-five deaths per woman | +12.7% |
| 1957 | 0.7255 under-five deaths per woman | -14.4% |
| 1958 | 0.6618 under-five deaths per woman | -8.8% |
| 1959 | 0.645 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.6394 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.6124 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5668 under-five deaths per woman | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5209 under-five deaths per woman | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4866 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4695 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4721 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4725 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4375 under-five deaths per woman | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3689 under-five deaths per woman | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3123 under-five deaths per woman | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2925 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.292 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.28 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2452 under-five deaths per woman | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2025 under-five deaths per woman | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 0.174 under-five deaths per woman | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.154 under-five deaths per woman | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1394 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1267 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1138 under-five deaths per woman | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.099 under-five deaths per woman | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0851 under-five deaths per woman | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0746 under-five deaths per woman | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0665 under-five deaths per woman | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0601 under-five deaths per woman | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0558 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0569 under-five deaths per woman | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0572 under-five deaths per woman | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0554 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.053 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0498 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0489 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0486 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0476 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.048 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0458 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0415 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0413 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0371 under-five deaths per woman | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0337 under-five deaths per woman | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0324 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0307 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0303 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0273 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0264 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.025 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0236 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.023 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.023 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.021 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0205 under-five deaths per woman | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0215 under-five deaths per woman | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0219 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0224 under-five deaths per woman | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.022 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027 under-five deaths per woman, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214 under-five deaths per woman, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths 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 under-five deaths per woman | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman |
| 1873 | +54.2% | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | 9 |
| 1880s | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 2.42 under-five deaths per woman | 9 |
| 1900s | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | 9 |
| 1930s | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8953 under-five deaths per woman | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7806 under-five deaths per woman | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7161 under-five deaths per woman | 0.645 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8473 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5047 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3689 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6394 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1267 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3123 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0724 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0554 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1138 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0474 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0413 under-five deaths per woman | 0.053 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0296 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0236 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0371 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman | 0.023 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman | 0.022 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0224 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 114 Kazakhstan 0.0229 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 115 Oman 0.0228 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 116 Nicaragua 0.0225 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 118 Bahamas 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 119 Argentina 0.0207 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 120 Moldova 0.0207 under-five deaths per woman compare
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 number of child deaths per woman in Mauritius?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Mauritius was 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 under-five deaths per woman in 1896.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Mauritius ranks 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).