Bolivia vs Mauritius: Child mortality

Bolivia
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius
1.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bolivia rank
97th
Mauritius rank
98th

Child mortality over time

  • Bolivia
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.54 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mauritius ahead.

Bolivia ranks 97th and Mauritius ranks 98th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 17 and Mauritius in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Mauritius Difference Ahead
1800s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 42.79 deaths per 100 live births 2.32 deaths per 100 live births Mauritius
1810s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 42.79 deaths per 100 live births 2.32 deaths per 100 live births Mauritius
1820s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 42.79 deaths per 100 live births 2.32 deaths per 100 live births Mauritius
1830s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 42.79 deaths per 100 live births 2.32 deaths per 100 live births Mauritius
1840s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 42.79 deaths per 100 live births 2.32 deaths per 100 live births Mauritius
1850s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 42.79 deaths per 100 live births 2.32 deaths per 100 live births Mauritius
1860s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 33.41 deaths per 100 live births 7.06 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1870s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 25.16 deaths per 100 live births 15.31 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1880s 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 26.84 deaths per 100 live births 13.63 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1890s 40.46 deaths per 100 live births 33.66 deaths per 100 live births 6.8 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1900s 40.15 deaths per 100 live births 29.18 deaths per 100 live births 10.97 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1910s 39.33 deaths per 100 live births 26.91 deaths per 100 live births 12.42 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1920s 38.38 deaths per 100 live births 24.12 deaths per 100 live births 14.26 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1930s 37.45 deaths per 100 live births 25.47 deaths per 100 live births 11.99 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1940s 33.82 deaths per 100 live births 23.47 deaths per 100 live births 10.35 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1950s 30.69 deaths per 100 live births 12.08 deaths per 100 live births 18.62 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1960s 25.87 deaths per 100 live births 9.25 deaths per 100 live births 16.63 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1970s 19.73 deaths per 100 live births 6.53 deaths per 100 live births 13.19 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1980s 14.46 deaths per 100 live births 3.11 deaths per 100 live births 11.34 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
1990s 9.65 deaths per 100 live births 2.18 deaths per 100 live births 7.46 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
2000s 5.36 deaths per 100 live births 1.61 deaths per 100 live births 3.75 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
2010s 2.8 deaths per 100 live births 1.5 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia
2020s 1.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.56 deaths per 100 live births 0.1819 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Bolivia or Mauritius?
Bolivia, at 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.54 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Bolivia and Mauritius?
0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Mauritius?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Mauritius rank globally for child mortality?
Bolivia ranks 97th and Mauritius ranks 98th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

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