3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) in Mauritius
Mauritius: 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) was 84 in 2020. ▲ Rising
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio in Mauritius, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio in Mauritius stood at 84. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 71.2% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio in Mauritius peaked at 84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.33, in 2011.
Mauritius ranks 73rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.17 | — |
| 2001 | 49.92 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 48.34 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 47.01 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 45.74 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 47.66 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 42.96 | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 42.87 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.08 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 49.41 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 55.06 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 42.33 | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 46.72 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 47.76 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 51 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 56.58 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 51.75 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 45.65 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 50.34 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 49.06 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 84 | +71.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 84 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 339.5, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +71.2% | 49.06 | 84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.12 | 42.87 | 52.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.62 | 42.33 | 56.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 84 | 84 | 1 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio in Mauritius?
- 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio in Mauritius was 84 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.33 in 2011.
- How does Mauritius rank for 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio?
- Mauritius ranks 73rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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